76 LLOYDS NATURAL HISTORY. 



Vn. THE RED-BELLIED LEMUR. LEMUR RUERIVENTER. 



Lemur ruhriventer^ Is. Geoffr., C. R., xxxi., p. 876 (1S50) ; Schl., 

 Mus. Pays. Bas., vii., p. 311 (1876); Milne-Edw. & Gran- 

 did., Hist. Nat. Madag., Mamm., Atlas, ii., pis. 167-170 

 (1890). 

 Lemur flaviventer^ Is. Geoffr., torn, cit., p. 876 (1850). 



Characters. — Inner margins and outside of ears haired, the 

 interior nude. 



Male — Face, a line down the forehead, and snout dark ma- 

 roon-brown ; a ring round the eyes cobalt-blue ; rest of head 

 and cheeks reddish-brown ; upper side of body speckled red- 

 dish-brown, darker on the lower back ; tail almost black, with 

 long white hairs distributed throughout its length ; feet rufous ; 

 under side of body pale. 



Female. — Like the male, but having the cheeks whitish ; a 

 narrow ring round the eyes pale blue ; upper surface umber- 

 brown, washed with reddish-yellow ; under side and inner 

 sides of Hmbs yellowish ; ruff reddish-chestnut. 



Young. — Head entirely rufous ; nose black. 



Distribution. — Madagascar. 



VIII. THE RING-TAILED LEMUR. LEMUR CATTA. 



Lemur catta, Linn., S. N., i., p. 45, no. 4 (1766) ; Schl., Mus. 



Pays. Bas., vii., p. 314 (1876); Milne Edw. et Grandid., 



Hist. Nat. Madag., Mamm., Atlas, pis. 171-172 (1890). 



Characters. — Inside of ears naked ; no ruff round the face ; 



top of head greyish-black ; face, rest of head, lower surface of 



body, and inner side of the limbs pearl-grey ; upper surface 



sienna-grey. Tail pearl-grey, banded with from ten to twelve 



black rings, distinguishing it from all other Lemurs, which 



have the tail of one colour. Length of body and tail together, 



40 inches. 



