THE TRUE LEMURS 



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This lemur may be easily recognized by the two small white stripes running 

 across each side of the rump. The general color of the fur is gray ; the throat and 

 under parts being reddish ; the nose and the middle of the forehead black ; while the 

 sides of the nose, the cheeks, and a large spot on either side of the forehead are 

 white. The tail is blackish, with a reddish tinge at the root. 



The species represented in the accompanying figure (L. mungoz\ 

 was described as far back as the time of Linnaeus. It inhabits the 

 western coast of Madagascar, and may always be known by its black 

 nose and the iron-gray spot on each side of the forehead. The fur, which is of a 

 somewhat woolly nature, is reddish gray in general color; but the face, chin, the 



Mungoose 

 Lemur 



THE MUNGOOSE LEMUR. 

 (One-seventh natural size.) 



middle line of the forehead, and a streak across the crown of the head, are black, 

 while the cheeks and sides of the forehead are gray. There is considerable indi- 

 vidual variation in the width of the black band across the head. 



The white-fronted lemur (Z,. albifrons] appears to be restricted to 

 the northeast coast of Madagascar. It is mainly distinguished from 

 the allied species by its color ; its most distinctive feature being a 

 broad band of white woolly hairs extending across the forehead, and including the 

 base of the ears, the cheeks, and part of the throat and neck. The prevailing color 

 of the back and flanks is a grizzled brown, tinged with red ; the long muzzle and 

 face, together with the hands and feet, and the end of the tail being black. The 

 under parts and inner surfaces of the limbs are whitish gray. This pretty lemur 



White-Fronted 

 Lemur 



