THE AFRICAN GALAGOS. 43 



through the mountainous regions of East Africa, on the shores 

 of Lake Nyasa, to as far north as Senaar. 



Habits. — The Senegal Galago is nocturnal and arboreal, occur- 

 ring in the forests singly or in pairs. It makes a nest of leaves 

 in the fork of a tree, and during its diurnal rest it either retreats 

 thither, or composes itself on a branch, unwilling to move, and 

 staring at passers-by, with its tail invariably folded across its 

 body and round its neck. After sunset, these Galagos become 

 lively, and in their movements they evince great activity ; they 

 sprmg from branch to branch, and even from tree to tree, with 

 extraordinary facility (as both Sir Andrew Smith and Sir John 

 Kirk have recorded), often clearing at single leaps distances 

 of six feet. When seen in the dim light they may easily be taken 

 for Bats. " They always seize with one of their fore feet the 

 branch upon which they intend to rest. In their manners they 

 manifest considerable resemblance to Monkeys, particularly in 

 their propensity to the practice of ridiculous grimaces." {Sir 

 A. Smith.) In this habit they resemble also some species of the 

 genus Lemur. Their food consists chiefly of fruits and of 

 insects. The female produces generally two young at a 

 birth. 



III. Allen's galago. galago alleni. 

 Galago alkfiii, Waterh., P. Z. S., 1837, p. 87; Sclater, P. Z. S., 



1863, p. 375, pi. xxxii. 

 Galago allenii, yd^x. gabo7iensis^ Gray, P. Z. S., 1863, p. 146. 

 Galago gabonens is, Mivart, P. Z. S., 1864, p. 630. 

 Galago {Otolicnus) alle?iii, Mivart, P. Z. S., 1864, p. 647. 

 Otogale pallida, Gray, P. Z. S., 1863, p. 140, pi. xix. 

 Otolicnus apicalis, du Chaillu, Equat. Africa, App., p. 471. 

 Galago degantulus,, Slack, Proc. Ac. Sc. Phil , 1861, p. i^j. 



{riaie IF.) 



