C). OTOOALE. 79 



Microcolius rufus, Geoff. Gmr.s Mamin. 1825; /<. Geoff. Cat. 80. 

 \Amm- piisillus, Geoff. BM. Phil. i. p. 80, 1795. {{alago luadagaa- 

 carieusis, (uojf. Tub. d. (Jiiddr. 1812. 



Buffon's figure of le Rat dr. Madugascar, wliicli is the type of 

 Lemur j)usilltis, rei)Tijiivntii the tiiiimai as having a short hind foot, 

 and in that particular hotter represents my Cheu-ogaleus minor than 

 any animal that M. I. Geoflfroy would place -nath the Galaijina, or 

 M. Dahlhom -witli the Macrotarsir. I have never seen a Ltmur yvith 

 small cars and a long foot ; so that I suppose a true Microcdnis has 

 not occurred to me ; hut I doubt much if iJuffon's figure represents 

 the genus. 



Tribe II. GALAGONINA. 



The cars elongate, bald, thin, very contractile on the hinder edge; 

 folding back on the head. Feet broad, short, about two-thirds the 

 length of the shank or shin. 



A. Head elonycdc ; face produced. Eyes moderate. 



G. OTOGALE. 



The ears very long, membranaceous, the hinder edge contractile, 

 so as to fold up the conch like the long-eared Bats. Cutting-teeth 

 ^ ; upper slender, equal, nearly in the same line ; lower close 

 together, and projecting horizontally forwards. 8kull rather elon- 

 gate, broad. Anterior false grinder elongate, erect, conical, com- 

 pressed, with a slight notch at each side near its base ; the lower 

 canine large, conical, bent up ; grinders large, broad. Feet broad, 

 short, only two-thirds the length of the shank. The toes broad, 

 with distinct roundish disks. The thumb very broad. The eyes 

 veiy large ; the iris very contractile, leaving a very small, erect, 

 oval or lanceolate pupil. Tail very long, with spreading hairs, 

 tapering at the end. 



Otogale, Gray, P. Z. iS. 1863, p. 139. Callotus, Gray, P. Z. S. 1863, 

 p. 145 (from life). 



* iSkull and face elongate. Otogale. 



1. Otogale Garnettii. The Blade Galago. B. M. 



Pale brown, yellowish be luatli, with a white narrow band on each 

 side of the loins ; tail half the length of the body, perhaps in- 

 jured. 



Otolionus Garnettii, Oyilhy, P. Z. S. 1838, p. G. Otogale Ganiettii, 

 Gray, P. Z. S. 1863, p.' 140, f. (skull). O. crassicaudata, var. a, 

 Lesson. 



Ilah. Port Natal. 



Skidl, length 2" 11'", breadth 1" lOf". 



