SUBKINGDOH VERTEBRATA. 



Aye Aye has some resemblance to a squirrel, but the form of 

 its head and limbs allies it to the Lemur.* The middle 



Cheiromys madagascariensis, Aye Aye. 



Hand of Bush- dog. 



finger of its fore leg, long, slender and hairless, is adapted 

 to extract worms from their holes in the ground or in trees. 



The Bush- dog is 

 marked by the absence 

 of the first finger of 

 the hand. The Grace- 

 ful Loris inhabits 

 Ceylon, Java, etc. 

 Prowling through the 

 darkness, it is almost 

 invisible, save for its 

 round, shiny eyes. 



Loris gra&lis, Graceful Loris. Espying a sleeping 



bird among the branches, it creeps toward it with noiseless, 

 imperceptible movements, until it can place its fingers over 

 its prey, when it seizes it with a spring sudden as a flash. 



ORDER CARNIVORA. 



General Characteristics. This order includes the flesh- 

 eating animals. Strong, agile, and with senses highly devel- 



* It is an illustration of what is known as a comprehensive type, since it possesses 

 peculiarities which link it to different orders the Quadrumana and the Rodents. 



