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latic action of the flexor muscles of the toes (the digits con- 

 '^nuing flexed even after death), and the mere extension of 

 he leg largely contributes to the " effortless suspension of the 

 ody " {A f line), as in the Fruit-Bats and other species which 

 ang passively by their hind-limbs. (Ifux/ey.) 

 Dr. Coghlan, speaking of the Chinese race {JV. cinereus), says: 

 They make a curious chattering noise when angry, and when 

 leased at night they utter a short though tuneful whistle ot 

 ne unvaried note ; this whistle is thought by Chinese sailors, 

 ho take them to sea, to denote the coming of wind. . . . 

 ;:'heir intelligence seems to be much below that of the 

 Honkey. . . . The Slow-Loris, when newly-born, is about 

 |j)ur inches long, and covered with fur ; it holds on by its four 

 [Wds to the mother's fur, and in that attitude sucks the milk 

 *om its parent's breast." 

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 I THE GALAGOS. SUB-FAMILY II. GALAGIN^. 



1 The Lemurs comprised in the present Sub-family are di- 

 isible into two groups — those inhabiting the mainland of 

 :.frica and those confined to the island of Madagascar. The 

 kclusively African species, the True Galagos, constitute the 

 'jngle genus Galago ; while the Malagasy group is represented 

 y three genera, the so-called Fat-tailed Lemurs [Opolemur), 

 (lie Dwarf- Lemurs {Microcebus), and the Mouse-Lemurs {Chi?'o- 

 kie). The members of this Sub-family vary considerably in 

 i:ze, and are all covered with soft woolly fur. Their ears 

 |i;pecially are largely developed, being more or less mem- 

 branaceous and naked, and their sense of hearing very 



:ute. The eyes are large and the tail always elongated. In 

 316 skull the length of the muzzle is less that the greatest 



ngitudinal diameter of the orbit (except in the genus Galago), 

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