LEMUR 157 



Lemur niger Shaw, Genl. Zool., I, 1800, p. 112; E. Geoff., Ann. 

 Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, XIX, 1812, p. 259; Id. Cours Hist. 

 Nat. Mamm., 1828, p. 19, lime Legon; Fitzing., Sitzungsb. 

 Metth., Natur. Akad. Wiss. Wien, 1870, p. 629 ; Gray, Proc. 

 Zool. Soc. Lond., 1872, p. 853 ; A. Milne-Edw. et Grandid., 

 Hist. Nat. Madag., Atl., U, 1890, pi. CXXX. 

 Prosimia macaco Bodd., Elench. Anim., 1784, p. 165 ; Less., Spec. 



Mamm., 1840, p. 252. 

 Lemur leucomystax Bartl., Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1862, p. 347, 

 pi. XLI ; Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1863, p. 136 ; 1872, p. 

 853, ?. 

 Varecia nigra Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1863, p. 136. 

 Varecia varia var. 6, Gray, Cat. Monkeys, Lemurs and Fruit- 

 eating Bats, Brit. Mus., 1870, p. 70. 

 BLACK LEMUR. Native name Acoutnba, (Sclilegel and Pollen). 

 Type locality. Madagascar. 



Geogr. Distr. North west Madagascar from Ifassy to Mana- 

 harana. 



Genl. Char. Tufts of ears continuing downward to angle of mouth. 

 Color. Male. Usually entirely black, but there is considerable 

 variation among individuals. Iris yellow or brownish orange ; pupil 

 small, black. 



Female. Face, nose and back of head black ; forehead grizzled 

 gray; whiskers long; ear tufts white; upper parts rich ferruginous 

 brown, darkest on middle of back ; arms, legs, and neck yellow tinged 

 with red ; under parts, and inner side of limbs cream yellow ; hands and 

 feet reddish yellow ; tail white or yellowish white. Considerable varia- 

 tion exists among individuals and some have the top and back of head 

 gray or whitish, and the tail rich ferruginous like the middle of back. 



Measurements. Skull : occipito-nasal length, 101 ; Hensel, 86 ; 

 zygomatic width, 59; palatal length, 47; intertemporal width, 31; 

 median length of nasals, 37 ; length of upper molar series, 36 ; length of 

 mandible, 71 ; length of lower molar series, 41. 



Lemxir nigerrimus Sclater. 



Lemur nigerrimus Sclater, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1880, p. 451, 

 fig. 2; Milne-Edw. et Grandid.. Hist. Nat. Madag., Mamm., 

 Atl., II, 1890, pis. CLIV, CLV : Forbes, Handb. Primates, I, 

 1894, p. 7Z. 



Lemur macaco Sclat., Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1878, p. 1016, (nee 

 Linn.). 



