TARSIER. 



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its greatly elongated ankle (tarsus), and is rather smaller 

 than an ordinary squirrel, with large ears, enormous eyes, 

 and a long tufted tail. Dr. G-uillemard, who when in 

 Celebes was fortunate enough to obtain a living tarsier, 

 writes that "these little creatures, which are arboreal 



FIG. 33. The Tarsier. (From Ouillemard's "Cruise of the 

 Marchesa.")* 



and of nocturnal habits, are about the size of a small rat, 

 and are covered with remarkably thick woolly fur, which 

 is very short. The tail is long and covered with hair at 



* Messrs. Murray have kindly lent this figure. 



