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It has been observed at the L,uabo mouth of the Zambesi, at Quillimane, and at 

 Mozambique. When I had my live specimen at Zanzibar, the natives did not seem 

 to recognize it ; nevertheless, it may be abundant on the mainland. ' ' 



On the west coast of Africa, in Angola, the great galago is represented by the 

 closely allied Monteiro's galago (G. monteiri*), which is of slightly larger size than 

 the east coast form ; the length of the head and body being twelve, and that of the 

 tail sixteen inches. Although these two galagos differ mainly or entirely by their 

 coloration, yet, according to Sir J. Kirk, the eastern form is confined to the coast 

 region, and it is probable that there is a wide area separating the habitats of the 

 two, which suggests the advisability of regarding them as distinct species. As a 

 rule, Monteiro's galago is of a uniform pale gray color, with the sides of the nose 

 somewhat darker, and the throat and tail nearly or quite white. The fur is soft, 

 with the component hairs slate colored at their roots, and white at the tips. 



GARNETT'S GALAGO (Galago gametti) 



Garnett's, or, as it is sometimes rather inappropriately called, the black galago, 

 is a species belonging to the same group as the preceding forms, from which it 

 differs by its inferior size. It is an inhabitant of Eastern Africa, and is of a dark 

 brown color, tending to yellowish on the under parts, with black ears, and a white 

 streak on each side of the loins. 



One of these animals, formerly in the London Zoological Society's menagerie, 

 when let loose one night in the apartments of the superintendent, exhibited to per- 

 fection the leaping habits and extreme agility characteristic of its tribe. It leaped 

 after the manner of the kangaroo, clearing several feet at a single spring, and hop- 

 ping on the table and other articles of furniture which were in the room. Strange to 

 say, it exhibited no signs of fear of the dogs and cats with which it was confronted. 



The pale colored galago (G. pallida), of Western Equatorial Africa, is a species 

 connecting in some respects the three above-mentioned species with those of the 

 group now to be described. It was met with by Du Chaillu, who believed that 

 he had discovered a new species. The general color is pale gray, and the tail 

 unusually long. 



ALLEN'S GALAGO {Galago alleni) 



With the West African species we come to the first representative of a group 

 distinguished from the preceding one by the more rounded head, shorter muzzle, 

 and larger eyes, as well by the longer and more slender form of the foot. 



Allen's galago is found at Fernando Po and the Gabun, and is characterized by 

 the tail being thick and bushy, and also by the extreme length and slenderness of 

 its fingers and toes. The prevailing color of the fur is blackish brown, with the 

 forehead, rump, and the root of the tail gray ; a tinge of red is on the limbs, the tail 

 is black, and a streak on the nose and all the under parts are whitish. 



If we examine the skull of this species, it will be noticed that the last 

 molar tooth on each side of the upper jaw is nearly equal in size to the tooth 

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