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Gal ago (Fig. 40). It is a singular and beautiful 

 genus, widely distributed over the continent of 

 Africa, and containing many species. They 

 have, as just remarked, feet of very peculiar 

 construction, are very active in their move- 

 ments, and great leapers. 



Another genus of Half-apes is so excep- 

 tional as to form a family by itself (Tarsiidce). 

 It is the Tarsier (Tarsius). These little 

 animals inhabit the Islands of Celebes and 

 Borneo, and have a foot of the Galago type, 

 but still more exaggerated (Frontispiece, 

 Fig. 6). 



The last genus of the sub-order, which also 

 ranks as a family called Cheiro-myida?, is the 

 Aye- Aye ( Cheiromys). This very remarkable 

 animal (Frontispiece, Fig. 7) was discovered 

 by Sonnerat in Madagascar, in 1780, and 

 was never again seen till 1844, when a 

 specimen was forwarded to Paris. It is now 

 represented in our national collection by two 

 stuffed specimens and by a skeleton ; and 

 there is also a skeleton in the Museum of the 



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