0. 0T00AM5. 79 



Microcebus rufus, Geoff. Corns Mamm. 1825 ; In. Geoff. Cat. 80. 

 Lemur pusillus, Geoff. Bull. Phil. i. p. 89, 1795. Galago madagas- 

 cariensis, Geoff. Tab. d. Quadr. 1812. 



Button's figure of le Rat de Madagascar, which is tlio typo of 

 Lemur pusillus, represents the animal as having a short hind foot, 

 and in that particular better represents my Gheirogaleus minor than 

 any animal that M. I. Geoffroy would place with the Galagina, or 

 M. Dahlbom with the Macrotarsce. I have never seen a Lemur with 

 small ears and a long foot ; so that I suppose a true Microcebus has 

 not occurred to mo ; but I doubt much if Buffon's figuro 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 clonyate ; face produced. Eyes moderate. 

 6. 0T0GALE. 



« 



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. Skull 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. Tlio thumb very broad. The eyes 

 very largo ; 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. S. 1803, p. 139. Callotus, Gray, P. Z. S. 1803, 

 p. 145 (from life). 



* Skidl and face clonyate. Otogale. 

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



Pale brown, yellowish beneath, with a white narrow band on each 

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

 jured. 



Otolicnus Garnottii, Oyilby, P. Z. S. 1838, p. 0. Otogale Garnettii, 

 Gray, P. Z. S. 1803, p. 140, f. (skull). O. crassicaudata, var. a, 

 Lesson. 



Hob. Port Natal. 



Skull, length 2" 11'", breadth 1" 10^'". 



