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APES, MONKEYS, AND LEMURS 



from the potto, not only by its smaller size and more slender build, but also by the 

 tail being reduced to a mere rudiment, and by a still further reduction of the index 

 finger, which is represented merely by a little tubercle on the edge of the hand. 

 Moreover, the other fingers of the hand, as well as the toes of the foot, with the 

 exception of the first or great toe, have their first joints connected by folds of skin. 

 The entire hands and feet are relatively smaller than in Bosnian's potto. The color 

 of the awantibo is yellowish brown above, but paler on the under parts, becoming 

 whitish in places ; and the whole length of the body is just over ten inches. 



THE AWANTIBO. 

 (One-third natural size. ) 



This animal has only been known to Europeans since the year 1859. Very few 

 specimens have been received in this country none of them in a living condition ; 

 and we have practically no information regarding its habits. It has been observed 

 that in this animal and the potto the hands and feet are divided into two distinct 

 moieties by the separation of the thumb and great toe from the other digits ; this 

 being most marked in the hand by the loss of the index finger. The hands and 

 feet may accordingly be compared to the feet of a parrot ; and it is suggested by the 



