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belongs, but it also possesses the additional recommendation of being 

 unquestionably the rarest known species. Very little was known of it till a 

 living individual was brought to Europe, and figured by M. Cuvier, in his 

 splendid work. A specimen in the collection at Exeter 'Change has since 

 been noticed by Mr Griffith. 



The color of this animal is of a bright rufous brown above, and that of 

 the under parts a deep black. The tail is perfectly black. The hair of the 

 upper parts and tail is extremely long, soft, and woolly. The eyes are 

 lively and expressive. From the nose to the root of the tail, it measures 

 about sixteen inches, and the tail itself is still longer. 



THE SLOW LEMUR, OR BENGAL LORISJ 



This animal is so sluggish in its motions, that some have been errone- 

 ously induced to consider it as a sloth. It is about the size of a small cat, 

 and has a flattish face, a nose rather sharp, and extremely prominent eyes ; 

 it is of a pale brown or mouse color ; round the eyes is a circle of dark 

 brown, and along the middle of the back runs a stripe of the same color. 

 During the greatest part of the day it sleeps, or at least lies without motion. 



1 Nycticebus Bengahnsis, Geoff. Lcm ur tardigrada, Lin. The genus Nycticebus has 

 two or four upper, and six lower incisors ; two upper and two lower canines ; twelve upper 

 and ten lower molars. Intermediate incisors separate ; lateral, small or none ; anterior 

 molars with one point ; those at the bottom with a large crown, hollow in the centre, and 

 tubercles at the angles; body thick; members robust; head round; muzzle short, not 

 turned up; eyes very large, approaching, and directed forward; ears short and hairy; 

 two pectoral mammae ; a very short tail ; bones of the leg and arm distinct ; tibia longer 

 ban the femur ; tarsus auct metatarsus of equal length. Inhabits Bengal, Ceylon, and 

 Java. 



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