8 COMMON BAT. 



The Slow Lemur is about the size of a squirrel, of a 

 rounded and somewhat clumsy shape. Its colour is pale 

 brown. Round each eye there is a brown circle, and a 

 stripe of the same colour extends along the back. It has 

 no tail. This animal is a native of several of the interior 

 parts of the East Indies. 



The Ring-tailed Macauco. This animal is very dif- 

 ferent, in its manners, from the last. Instead of being 

 slow and inactive, it is light and agile in the extreme. 

 It is found in the thickly- wooded districts of Madagascar. 

 Few creatures are more easily tamed, and in this state it 

 is frequently brought into Europe. All its actions are 

 similar to those of a monkey, but are much less trouble- 

 some and mischievous. 



The Ring-tailed Macauco is about the size of a small 

 cat. Its general form is slender and elegant; and its 

 colour brownish-grey on the upper parts, and white 

 beneath. The eyes are large, and the hind legs pecu- 

 liarly long. The tail is bushy, nearly twice the length 

 of the body, and alternately marked with black and white 

 rings. 



3. BAT TRIBE. 



Notwithstanding the ancient notion that these animals 

 were allied to the birds, they are, in every respect, perfect 

 quadrupeds. What are denominated wings, are nothing 

 more than thin membranes ; and the parts which support 

 them, are the toes of the fore-feet lengthened to a very 

 great extent. 



Common Eat. Towards the close of evening, during 

 all the warmer months of the year, the Common Bats 

 may constantly be seen flitting about in shady lanes, 



