SPECIES OE MAMMALS OE THE PACIEIC AREA 05 



fcrs from that of otficr ^ilihons in bciri^ rlircctcd upward toward 

 the elbow. Other peculiarities of the siainang include the web 

 of skin between the second and middle toe, extending to the 



Fig. 27 — White-handed GMon 



first joint, and a large pouch of skin on the neck and throat 

 which can be inflated. 



The Dwarf Gibbon (Ilylobates Jclossi), the smallest of the 

 gibbons, is black. The head and body length of an adult 

 specimen measures about eighteen inches. This small gibbon 



