NTCTICEBTJS. 



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Nycticebus tardigradus, Blyth, Cat. p. 18; Jerdon, Mam. p. 14; 



Anderson, Cat. p. 94. 

 Nycticebus cinereus, A, Milne-Edw. Nouv. Arch, du Mus. iii, 1867, 



Bull. p. 11, pi. 3 ; Anderson, An. Zool. Res. p. 103 ; id. Cat. p. 94. 



Sharmindi billi (bashful cat), H. ; Lajjar or lajjawoti bdnar (bashful 

 monkey), Bengali; Myouk-mouny-ma (monkey's 'concubine), Burmese; 

 Myouk hlioung, Tavoy; Kasyng, Talain; Tacheng, Karen; Kukang 

 and Bruh-samundi, Malay. 



Fur very close and woolly, covering the whole body and face 

 with the exception of the nose and lips. The short hairy ears and 

 the short tail are almost concealed beneath the fur. As a rule, 

 there are four incisors in the upper jaw, but one or both of the 

 outer pair may be wanting. 



Fig. 12. Nycticebus tardigradus, Tenasserim variety. 

 (From a drawing by Col. Tickell.) 



Colour. There are two principal varieties, differing in colour aud 

 somewhat in size, found in the countries east of the Bay of Bengal. 

 The more common and larger of the two is that called N. benga- 

 lensis by Q-eoffroy, and N. cinereus by "A. Milne-Edwards, and is 

 the var. A of Blyth's Catalogue. This is ashy grey above, and 

 rather paler below, more or less silvery on the back, and often 

 mfescent on the rump, the fur being dark ashy at the base. A 



