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from their perck holding by the hind hands, grasp 

 their food in the two fore-hands, and then gradually 

 draw themselves back again into their former position 

 on the perch. In this they are assisted by the tail 

 only as a balance, and not as an additional grasping 

 member. And although the tail is of considerable 

 assistance when stretching out from one branch to 

 another by being partly twisted round the branch, it 

 is certainly not prehensile in the same sense as some 

 Monkeys' tails are. 



Their eyes are large and brilliant, their ears 

 large, and their hands beautifully perfect, with ordi- 

 nary sized nails on each finger, except the second 

 finger of the hind hands, which is furnished with the 

 long scratching claw. 



They bring forth two, and sometimes three, at a 

 birth j but Mr Shaw has had none breed in captivity. 



These four species of Lemur are not described by 



Grandidier. 



J. F. A. 



ANNEXE F. 



(Voir Seance Annuelle du 20 Septembro 1883, page 62). 

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