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are of large size, and the sense of hearing is very acute. The large 

 eyes and elongated tail are also worthy of note. The species found 

 in Madagascar, and known as the Mouse Lemurs, are usually of 

 smaller size than their mainland relatives, and the snout protrudes 

 beyond the lower jaw. Brief reference may be made to the species 

 included under each genus. Among the first genus, namely, the 

 Galagos, we have Garnett's Galago, which is found on the East 

 African coast ; the Senegal Galago, which is a beautiful little Lemur, 

 originally recorded from Senegal in West Africa, but now known to 

 occur in other parts; Allen's Galago, named after Captain Allen, 

 R.N., who first obtained it from Fernando Po in 1837; Demidoff's 

 Galago, which occurs in Senegal, as well as in Central Africa; 

 Monteiro's Galago, which was discovered by Mr. Monteiro in Cino 

 Bay, West Africa; and the Great Galago of the South-East coast of 

 Africa and some parts of the interior, and which the Portuguese call 

 the "Rat of the Cocoanut Palm" because of its habits of "nestling 

 by day among the palm fronds, its ears folded up like a Beetle's 

 wing." A variety of the Great Galago known as Kirk's Galago 

 occurs in the "maritime regions and mangrove forests of the East 

 coast," and has the habit of imbibing too freely if it can obtain access 

 to a pot of palm-wine, becoming intoxicated, and behaving in such 

 a way that it may be easily captured. It thus pays the penalty for 

 breaking the pledge ! 



There are four species of Mouse Lemurs, and these may be 

 briefly mentioned before we pass on to the Douroucolis. Milius' 

 Mouse Lemur is a rare species about the size of a Guinea Pig ; the 

 Black-Eared Mouse Lemur is a much rarer animal still, but closely 

 resembling the last-named; the Hairy-Eared Mouse Lemur; and 

 Crossley's Mouse Lemur, which is very nearly related to the last- 

 mentioned species, and both of which are exceedingly rare, and of 

 whose habits we are at present woefully ignorant. 



DOUROUCOLIS.— The last members of the Monkey tribe with 

 which we are here concerned are the Douroucolis, of which an 

 illustration is given in Fig. 142. These are small creatures, some- 

 what resembling the Lemurs in general appearance, with a short, 

 thick body ; a rounded head ; and a short, round face encircled with 

 a whitish ruff. The face is chiefly conspicuous because of the extra- 

 ordinarily large yellowish eyes; the moderately long tail is bushy, 

 but non-prehensile, and the body is clothed with soft, close woolly 

 fur. 



