60 MAMMALIA. QUADKUMANA. 



coloured ; tail very long. About a foot long. Inhabits Mada- 

 gascar Shaw, i. pi. 34. 



Gen. 18. LEMUR, Lin. Cuv. Geoff. Desm.< Prosimia, Bris. 



Incisors |, canines i-{, molars f-, 32. Superior incisors 

 united in pairs, inferior inclined, long ; superior canines long, 

 compressed, crossing the inferior ones before ; inferior canines, 

 or first molars compressed, triangular ; molars with blunt tu- 

 berculous crown ; two pectoral mammae ; head long and tri- 

 angular ; muzzle slender ; ears short, rounded ; the fourth 

 toe of the feet largest ; tail longer than the body, covered 

 with hair, not prehensile ; hair soft and woolly. 



They live in troops more or less numerous, like the apes, upon trees, and climb 

 with excessive quickness. Feed on vegetable substances, fruits, and roots. 



L. macaco, Lin. Geoff. &c. Ruffed Lemur. Fur variegated with 

 large patches of black and white ; tail all black ; hair of the 

 cheeks very long. About 20 inches long Schreb. t. 49. 

 Var. A. Black colour replaced by a brown gray. Inhabits Madagascar. 



L. ruber, Peron, Geoff. Cuv. Black and Red Lemur. Fur of a fine 

 reddish chestnut colour ; head, hands, abdomen, and tail black ; 

 a white spot on the neck. About 16 inches long. Madagascar. 

 Griff. Quad. t. 33. 



L. catta, Lin. Ring-tailed Lemur. Fur reddish ash-coloured above, 

 ash-coloured on the limbs, white below j tail annulated with black. 

 About a foot long. Madagascar. *Sharv, i. pi. 35. 



L. niger, Geoff. Desm. Black Lemur. Fur entirely black ; long 

 hair on the neck. Size of the domestic cat. Inhabits Madagas- 

 car. Edw. Glean, iii. pi. 217- 



L. mongoz, Lin. Geoff. Desm. The Mongooz. Fur yellowish gray 

 above, white below ; around the eyes and forehead black. About 

 17 inches long. Inhabits Madagascar. Shaw, i. pi. 33. 

 The Mongous pass a considerable portion of the day in sleep, rolled up in a ball, 

 having their large tail passed between their hind-)egs, and twined round their neck. 

 Like the other Lemurs they are essentially formed for climbing trees. They will 

 leap ten feet from the ground without any apparent effort. They carry their food to 

 their mouth with the hand, and drink by suction. When tranquil their voice is a 

 feeble grumbling, but insupportably loud when alarmed. 



L.fulvus, Desm. Fur brown above, gray below ; forehead elevated 

 and prominent. Inhabits Madagascar. 



L. albimanus, Geoff. Desm. White-handed Lemur. Fur gray 

 brown above ; sides of the neck of a red cinnamon colour ; breast 

 white, belly reddish, hands and feet white. Body 14 or 15 inches 

 long. Inhabits Madagascar. 



L. rufus, Desm. Geoff. Red Lemur. Fur of a golden red above, 

 yellowish white below ; all the head white except the face ; a 

 black band extending from the face to the occiput. Size of the 

 preceding Inhabits Madagascar. 



