90 LEMFRIP-E. 



Microrhynchus laniger. The Avahi. B. M. 



Erown, varied : nimji, spot over groin, and beneath whitish, with 

 a narrow white hiiiate band on the forehead. 



Lifhanotus lauiger, Illuivr. Lemur lauiger, Gmeliii. Malii abourres, 

 Sonncrat, t. 89 ; cop. Buffon, Siipp. \'n\. t. 35. Lemur lanatiis, 

 Schreb. Imlris longicaudatus, Geoff'. Ann. Mus. xix. p. 158. L. 

 bruimeus, Link, Unftr. p. 65. Semnoeebus Avalii, Len.son ; Hoe- 

 ven, Nat. Tijds. xi. t. 3, and t. 2. f. 0, skull. Avahi, Joiirdan, In- 

 st if ide, 18.U, p. 23L 



Hub. Madagascar. 



Length of foot aboirt 2i inches. 



Tribe IV. INDRISINA. 



Head elongate. Face well developed. Eyes moderate. The hind 

 foot short, broad. Great toe very long, slender. 



Liclianotina, part., Gray, Ann. Phil. 1825. Indrinina, Gruif, P. Z. 'b'. 

 1803. 



10. PROPITHECUS. 



Ears short, smooth inside, and visible in the fur, Nostrils sepa- 

 rated by a moderate septum. Tail elongate. The two middle 

 upper cutting-teeth very lai'ge, oblii]ue, sharp-edged. Great toe 

 long, hairy. 



Propithecus, Bennett, P. Z. S. 1832, p. 20. Macromerus, A. Smith, 

 1834. Ilabrocebus, TFac/ner, 1840. 



Cutting-teeth ~ ; upper chisel-shaped, expanded at the end, two 

 middle larger ; lower elongate, subulate, decumbent. Canines J- ; 

 upper canines broad, lower elongate, decumbent. Fur formed of 

 long, straight, silky hairs. Head, nose, and top of the back black. 

 Forehead, ears, thorax, and tail yellowish white. Shoulders, sides, 

 and beneath white. Lips with black hairs. Between the eyes and 

 over the claws are some yellowish hairs. 



Propithecus diadema. The Propitheqae. B. M. 



Grey ; limbs yellowish ; hand and top of the head black ; 

 shoulders and part of back blackish ; circumference of face white. 



I'ropitliecus diadema, Bennett,, P. Z. S. 1832, p. 20. INIacromerus 

 typicus, A. Stnith, South African Journal. Lemur diadema, Blainr. 

 6*<. t. 8. f. 3 ; t. 11. f. 2. 



Eab. Madagascar. 



11. INDRIS. 



Upper cutting-teeth large, strong, compressed, one before the 

 other in an arched line. Ears cxserted, hairy. Nostrils separated 

 by a very narrow septum. Body thick. Feet short; tarsus shorter 



