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L. collaris, Desm. Geoff. Collared Lemur. Fur red brown above, 

 fawn-coloured below ; a ruff of red hair ; face lead-coloured. A 

 little larger than the L. catta. Inhabits Madagascar. 



L. albifrons, Geoff. Desm. White-fronted Lemur. Fur of a gray 

 red above, whitish below ; forehead of the male white ; female 

 with the same part of a deep gray, and a black longitudinal line 

 on the top of the head. Size of the L. catta.- Inhabits Mada- 

 gascar. 



L. nigrifront, Geoff. Desm. Black-fronted Lemur. Fur on the up- 

 per part ash-coloured before, and grayish red on the posterior 

 parts ; a black band on the forehead ; abdomen and under side 

 of the thighs red. Size of the preceding. Inhabits Madagascar. 

 Schreb. t. 42. 



L. clnereus, Geoff. Desm. Ash-coloured Lemur. Fur above yel- 

 lowish gray, beneath dirty white ; hair of the tail of a uniform 

 gray. Inhabits Madagascar Buff. Sup. vii. t. 84. 



Gen. 19. Louis, Geoff. Lacep. Cuv.- Lemur, Gmelin. 

 Stenops, Illig. 



Incisors , canines -j, molars f-, = 36. Upper incisors 

 very small, separated in their middle ; inferior inclined, con- 

 tiguous, and very small ; molars with sharp pointed crowns ; 

 head round ; muzzle turned up ; nose prolonged ; eyes very 

 large, separated by a very thin bony partition ; ears short 

 and hairy; four pectoral mammse, from two mammary glands ; 

 no tail ; bones of the arm and leg distinct ; tibia larger than 

 the femur ; tarsus and metatarsus of equal length. 



L. gracilis, Geoff. Desm. Slender Loris. Fur reddish, with a 

 white spot on the forehead. Body about 7i inches long Shaw, i. 

 pi. 31. 



A melancholy and patient animal, very slow in its movement, sleeping during the 

 day, and feeding at night on fruits, eggs, insects, &c. Inhabits Ceylon. 



Gen. 20. NYCTICEBUS, Geoff. -Lemur, Lin. Loris, Cuv. 



Incisors ^-^, canines J-J, molars f-f = 34 or 36. Inter- 

 mediate incisors separate ; lateral small or none ; anterior 

 molars with one point ; those at the bottom with a large 

 crown, hollow in the centre, and tubercles at the angles ; body 

 thick ; members robust ; head round ; muzzle short, not turn- 

 ed up ; eyes very large, approaching, and directed forwards ; 

 ears short and hairy ; two pectoral mammae ; a very short 

 tail ; bones of the leg and arm distinct ; tibia longer than 

 the femur ; tarsus and metatarsus of equal length Inhabits 

 Bengal, Ceylon, and Java. 



N. Bengalensis, Geoff. Desm. (Lemur tardigrada, Lin.) Slow Le- 

 mur. Fur red ; a brown dorsal line ; four upper incisors ; tail 



