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is woolly; and their teeth begin to exhibit sharp tubercles catching 

 in each other as in the Insectivora. 



Lemur. Maris, properly so called. 



Six incisors in the lower jaw compressed and slanting forwards, 

 four in the upper that are straight, the intermediate ones being 

 separated from each other ; trenchant canines ; six molares on each 

 side above, six below ; ears small. They are very active animals, 

 which, from their pointed heads, have been called Fox-nosed Monkeys. 

 Their food is fruit. Their species are very numerous, and are only 

 met with in the island of Madagascar, where they appear to replace 

 the Monkeys, none of which it is said are to be found there. Nearly 

 all the difference that exists between them is in the colour. 



L. catta, L. ; Le Mococo, Buff. XIII, 22. Ashy-grey; tail 

 black, and white rings. 



L. macaco, L..; Le Vari, Buff. XIII, 27. Variegated with 

 large black and white spots. 



L. ruber, Peron ; Le Maki rouge ; Fr. Cuv. Mammif. A lively 

 reddish chestnut ; head, hands, tail and belly black ; a white spot 

 on the nape of the neck, a red tuft to each ear. 



L. mongos, L. ; Le Mongous ', Buff. XIII, 26. All brown; 

 face and hands black; and other neighbouring species, such as 

 L. albifrons, Geoff.; Le Mongous a front hlanc ; Audeb., 

 Makis, pi. 3. Brown; forehead white, &c.(l) 



InDRIS. LiCHANOTUS, IlHg. 



Teeth like the preceding, except that there are only four below. 



One Species only is known ; it has no tail ; is three feet high ; 



black ; face grey; posteriors white, {Lemur Indri,) Sonnerat, 



Voy. I, pi. 86. The inhabitants of Madagascar tame and 



train it like a dog for the chase. (2) 



LoRis. Stenops, Illig. 



The Lazy Monkeys, as they are called, have teeth like the Makis, 

 the grinders excepted, the points of which are more acute ; the 

 short muzzle of a mastiff; body slender ; no tail ; large eyes ; tongue 

 rough. 



(1) Add the Black Maki, L.; Niger, Edw. 218. The Black-fronted Maki {L. ni- 

 grifrons, Geoff.). The Black-headed Makis (L. melanocephalus),Tr. Cuv. The 

 Straivberry Maki. The Bed Maki, Audeb. pi. 2, &c. It is not certain, however, 

 that these species are all distinct. See Geoff., Ann. Mus. XIX, p. 160. 



(2) The Long-tailed Indri, (Lemur laniger, Gm.) Sonnerat, Voy. II. pi, 87, needs 

 revision. 



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