n. INDRIS. 



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than the metatarsus. Tail rudimentary, very short. The great toe 

 very long, slender, and covered with hair. 



Liehauotus, ///(V/er, 1811. Pitheleniur, Lesson, 1840. Indris, Lucep.; 

 Geaff. ludri, Cuvier. Stolicnus, Flem. 



Indris brevicaudatus. Blach Luh-i. 



B.M. 



Blackish ; ears short, rounded ; muzzle, abdomen, and inside of 

 limbs greyish ; loins white. 



Indris brevicaudatus, Geoff. Ann. 3Ins. xix. p. lo7. Lcnnir indri. 

 Gmel. i. p. 42. Liclianotus niger, Grai/. L. indri, Il/i(/ci: ludi-i 

 maucaco, Penn. Qniid. i. p. 228. ludri uiger, Audeh. Indris, t. 7. 

 f. 1. Indri, ISomiend, Voy. Lid. ii. t. 688 ; ScJireb. t. 38, c. Pithe- 

 leniur iudi"i, Lesson, Sjjec. Matnm. i. p. 208. 



Var. white, called Slmpoune. 



Inch-is albus, Vinson, C'ompt. Rend. Iv. p. 829. 



Hah. Madagascar. 



Fitr. 16. 



Indris hreviedudatus. ( 1 1 iixlrv. ) 



The claws, like those of most of the Lemurkhv, when perfect, 

 are keeled, and end in an acute tip." 



SlcuU. Length 3" 10'", breadth 2" 3". 



The four lower cutting-teeth of the Indris occupy about the same 

 space as the six in the other genera, the central ones being broader, 

 while in the other genera the two central pairs are very much com- 

 pressed and slender ; and the upper cutting-teeth are stronger and 

 broader ; indeed the general character of the skull is to be stronger, 

 though the teeth are fewer. In other respects there is very little 

 difFcreuce in the denlition. 



