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APES, MONKEYS, AND LEMURS 



variety of the slow loris mentioned on p. 230, and it is therefore extremely doubt- 

 ful whether the Javan loris really has any right to rank as a separate species. 



THE SLENDER LORIS (Loris gradlis) 



The slender loris, of which we give an illustration on this page, representing it 

 asleep, and another on p. 233, is the sole species of the genus to which it belongs. 

 It is distinguished from the slow loris by its lighter build of body and longer and 

 more slender limbs, as well as by the greater size of the eyes, which are separated 



THE SLENDER I.ORIS, IN WAKING AND SLEEPING POSTURE. 



merely by a narrow space. The ears are also somewhat larger than in the 

 slow loris. 



The slender loris is a much smaller animal than the preceding species, the 

 length of the head and body being about eight inches. In color it is a dark earthy 

 gray, with a more or less marked ruddy tinge on the back and outer sides of 

 the limbs, and showing a faint silvery wash ; the under parts being much paler. 

 Between the eyes there is the usual narrow white stripe, which spreads out on the 

 forehead ; and the cheeks and region round the eyes are darker than the rest of the 

 body. Some young specimens are decidedly reddish. 



