lOS QUADRUMANA. 



in the body. The back is a reddish yellowish-gray, with a golden lustre; 

 the lower surface is white. We know verj^ little of it, as its diminutive 

 size and nocturnal habits enable it easil}- to escape observation. It lives 

 in almost impassable forests, hiding itself during the day in a nest which 

 it builds of straw and dry leaves ; at night it roams like its fellows in 

 quest of food, cliieflv insects. 



v.— GENUS CHEIROGALEUS. 



This genus, like the preceding one, is remarkable for the greater 

 roundness of the head, the shortness of the muzzle, and the great size 

 of its eyes; the latter peculiarity indicating more decided nocturnal 

 habits. It contains five species. The best known is the Cheirogaleus 

 Milii, which measures nearly fourteen inches exclusive of the tail ; the 

 fur is tawu}- on the upper surface of the body, but white beneath. Its 

 legs are verv sliort when compared with the ordinary Lemur. A speci- 

 men in captivitv made a nest for itself out of hay. in which it slept 

 during the davtime. During the night its movements were ceaseless; it 

 could leap a height of six or eight feet. 



One of the species, the Cluirogahus )nuri)ius or MADAGASCAR Rat, i& 

 the smallest of all the Lemurida\ its body measuring only six inches in 

 length. 



VI.— GENUS LEPILEMUR. 



Onlv tivo species are known. It has a slender body, a small, long, 

 sharp-snouted head, short fore-limbs, moderately long hinder-limbs, and 

 a tail longer than the body. The eyes are of moderate size, the ears 

 large and bare : the white fur which thinlv covers the face and hands, 

 and is largely developed on the tail, is rather woolly. 



THE WALAWY. 



The Walawv, Lcpilcmnr ftircifcr, is nearly as large as the Hapalcmur. 

 A brownish-gray is the dominant tint on the back, a sharply marked-off 

 light-grav on the bellv ; the head and neck incline to red. black stripes 

 beginning on the cheeks, inclosing the eyes, and leaving a blaze on the 

 forehead, unite on the head, and run down the spine to the tail ; this 



