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MAMMALIA. 
Genus 20. — Galago. — Geoffroy. 
Generic Character. —Incisory teeth | or *; the lower ones 
generally horizontal; canine teeth 1J grinders > ears ver y 
long, membranaceous, and naked; eyes large and approaching; 
hind legs long j tail very long, not prehensile ; with two pectoral 
mamma 
Galago crassicaudatus. — The Great Galago. 
Plate VI. fig. 7. 
Fur grayish red ; ears two-thirds the length of the head; tail 
greatly tufted; four upper incisory teeth. About the size of a 
rabbit. Inhabits Senegal. 
Genus 21. — Tarsius. — Cuvier. 
Generic Character .—Incisory teeth |, equal; canine teeth 
ilj, small; grinders jFJ; total 34: muzzle very short; ears large, 
naked ; the hinder legs very long, the tarsus being three times 
the length of the metatarsus; the tail very long. 
Tarsius spectrum .— The Woolly Tarsius. 
. Plate VI. fig. 11. 
Fur pale rust-colour on the upper parts, white beneath; tail 
bright chestnut: fur soft, face black, ears small, eyes large; feet 
with five fingers ; nails sharp, except the thumbs, which are 
blunt. One foot nine inches long. Inhabits Amboyna. 
Genus 22 —Cheiromys.— Cuvier. 
Generic Character. —Incisory teeth |, strong; no canine teeth, 
but a vacant space where they should be; grinders ; total 
18 : fore-feet short, with the middle finger very long and thin ; 
hind legs and tail long, the latter tufted; with two inguinal 
mammoe. 
