110 ORDER II. 



S. gracilis, or Slender Loris of Ceylon. "With a 

 more elevated nose and red circle round the eyes. 



Genus PERODICTICUS. Incis. f, can. \-\, mol. 

 | or f . All the cheek teeth assuming tubercular 

 forms ; tail of middle length ; index very short ; one 

 phalanx alone excerted. 



P. Geojfroyi The Potto of Bosman. Chestnut ; 

 helow paler with greyish hairs intermixed; hair 

 woolly. Resides in Western Africa, Sierra Leone. 

 We might add here, the 



Genus MICROCEBUS of Geoff. Differing from the 

 former in several particulars. The arteries of the 

 posterior limbs simple, and branching off in the 

 usual manner. 



M. murinus. Buff coloured ; from nose to tail 

 five inches, tail six inches ; ears large, naked ; head 

 rounded ; muzzle short, pointed : eyes not so large 

 as in Stenops, but brilliant. Habits nocturnal. 



Genus OTOLTCNUS, Illig. The Gallagoes. Dent, 

 form; incis. f or |, can. J-^, pr. mol. f-f, mol. f-f 

 = ^| = 36. They have the the teeth frugiverous 

 and insectivorous; diet of the lorises; their tarsi 

 are very long ; the tail long and bushy ; ears open, 

 naked, capable of being folded and closed; eyes 

 large, nocturnal. They are all most active arboreal 

 animals ; natives of Africa and Madagascar ; in 

 their manners very like monkeys. 



0. crassicaudatus. - Great Gallago. Size of a 

 rabbit ; ears two-thirds of the length of the head ; 

 colour reddish-grey ; tail bushy. 



