THE TARSIER. 



(One-half natural size.) 



CHAPTER VIII 

 APES, MONKEYS, AND LEMURS concluded 



THE TARSIER AND THE AYE- AYE 



THESE two strange creatures, although sufficiently nearly related to the lemurs 

 to be included in the same great group, yet differ so markedly, not only from 

 the lemurs, but likewise from each other, as to make it necessary to refer them 

 to two distinct families Tarsiidcs and Chiromyidce. This gives us, for the first 

 time, instances of families represented, not only by a single genus, but by a single 

 species. 

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