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deep ash colour ; back and sides a reddish ash colour, outsides 

 of the extremities paler ; belly and iusides of extremities white ; 

 tail annulated black and white. Lenjrth from nose to base of 

 tail one foot four inches ; leujjth of tail nineleeu inches and a 

 half. 



Inhabits Madagascar. 



Lemur catta, Lin. Sys. Nat. 45. Mococo, Buff. xiii. Ma- 

 cauco, Edw. Glean.pl. Ring-tailed Macauco, Pen. Quad. 

 1. 130. 



Prosiviia cinerea. (Ashy Lemur ) Forehead very broad ; 

 muzzle pointed ; eyes prominent: colour above greyish tinged 

 with reddish yellow, beneath white ; the belly and inSides of 

 the extremities tinted with yellow and grey ; space round eyes, 

 together with the ears and part of the cheeks, ash colour. 

 Length from nose to tail fourteen inches, length of latter fifteen 

 inches. 



Inhabits Madagascar. 



Lemur anereus, Geoff. Mag. Encycl. Petit Maki, Buff. 

 Supp. vii. Grisset, Aud. Hi^t, 



Prosimia rubra. (Black and red Lemur.) L^pper parts of 

 head and body maronue ; under parts, tail, face, and hands, 

 deep black ; nape of neck white, and a similar coloured spot 

 occurs towards the middle of each foot. The hairs which 

 cover the cheeks and surround the ears are of a paler maronue 

 than the rest ; eyes yellow. Length from head to tail thirteen 

 inches, length of tail nearly twenty inches. 



Inhabits Madagascar. 



Lemur ruber, Peron et Lesueur. Geoff. Ann. Mus. xix. 159. 

 Maki roux, F. Cuv. Mam. Lit hog. 



Prosimia albifrons. (White-fronted Lemur.) Fur reddish 

 grey above, whitish beneath ; forehead of the male white, of 

 the female dark grey ; a black longitudinal line on the upper 

 part of the head. Size of the Prosimia Catta. 



Inhabits Madagascar. 



Lemur Albifrons, Geoff. Aud. Fam. des M. ji<j. 3. Makis 

 anx pieds fauves. Bris. Regn. Anim 1. 221. ? 



Prosimia fulva. (Yellow Lemur.) Fur bright brown above, 

 grey beneath ; forehead elevated and prominent ; tail taperinjj 

 towards the extremity. Size of a large cat. 



Inhabits Madagascar. 



Lemur fulvus, Geoff. Ann.Mus.xix.lQl. Grand Mongoi|,ar, 

 Buff. Supp. vii. 



Prosimia Collaris. (Collared Lemur.) Fur red-brown 

 above, yellow beneath ; top of the head grey ; mane red ; facp 

 lead-coloured. 



