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grayish-brown hairs; nose-pad alone nude; ears concealed, rufous; 

 a whitish band across the forehead, bordered anteriorly by a black 

 band ; back grayish brown ; a patch over the rump and region about 

 the base of the tail white, washed with rufous; under parts and 

 inner surface of limbs gray, washed with rufous; tail bright dark 

 red, deepest at its extremity (Forbes, 1894, p. 95). Body, 300 mm.; 

 tail, 390 mm. (Milne Edwards and Grandidier, 1875a, p. 327). 



"A. I. laniger inhabits the whole forest region of north-eastern, 

 eastern, and south-central Madagascar." Specimens are recorded 

 from the following localities: Vohemar, NE. coast; Lakato Forest, 

 Ankay, NE. of Tananarive; Ambohitra, Kolaby Forest, N. Betsileo; 

 Vinanitelo, "S.W." [-S.E.], Betsileo; Fianarantsoa, central Bet- 

 sileo. (Schwarz, 1931, p. 426.) 



According to Pollen (1868, p. 21), this species appears to be more 

 common than the Indri. It is recorded from the lie Sainte-Marie as 

 well as from the mainland of Madagascar. 



The Avahi does not live in bands, but is always found singly or 

 in pairs. Its diet is exclusively vegetable. (Milne Edwards and 

 Grandidier, 1875a, p. 329; 1875b, map, pi. 122.) 



"The first specimen . . . was brought to Europe by Sonnerat 

 . . . in 1781, and nearly half a century elapsed before a second one 

 was obtained" (Forbes, 1894, p. 96). 



G. M. Allen (1918, p. 515) records a specimen from the Eastern 

 Forest. 



The Mission Zoologique Franco-Anglo-Americaine of 1929-31 

 obtained only 9 specimens (Delacour, 1932, p. 219) . 



Rand (1935, p. 102) records several individuals, including a party 

 of three, from the vicinity of Vondrozo in the southeast. 



Western Woolly Avahi. Avahis laineux occidental (Fr.) 



AVAHI LANIGER OCCIDENTALIS (Lorenz-Liburnau) 



Avahis laniger occidentalis Lorenz-Liburnau, Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges., 

 vol. 21, p. 452, 1898. ("Ambundube," near Betsako, near Majunga, north- 

 western Madagascar.) 



FIG.: Milne Edwards and Grandidier, 18756, pi. 10. 



According to native report, this animal is not uncommon on the 

 Ankarafantsika Plateau and on the Bongolava of northwestern 

 Madagascar (Kaudern, 1915, p. 2). 



Upper parts gray, with a yellowish-brown shade; woolly hair at 

 the base of the tail thin; tail reddish brown, toward the end more 

 blackish brown ; hands and feet yellowish brown ; face whitish ; un- 

 der parts cream-colored. Body, 330 mm.; tail, 195 mm. (Lorenz- 

 Liburnau, 1898, p. 452) . 



Milne Edwards and Grandidier wrote (1875a, p. 329) that this 



