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POPULAR OFFICIAL GUIDE. 



RUFFED LBMOR. 



manifesting a disposition to retire to dark corners, they 

 love to lie in the sunshine. 



The Ruffed Lemur, or Black-and-White Lemur, (Lemur 

 varius), is the handsomest member of this entire group. 

 Its fur is very long, silky, and alternately pure white and 

 jet black. The Ring-Tailed Lemur has a very long, pointed 

 tail, ornamented with about 25 alternating rings of browii 

 and gray, which it carries very gracefully. This species 

 is of a more lively disposition than most others. The cu- 

 rious Indri has not up to this time come into the collection, 

 but it is expected in the near future. When it arrives it 

 can at once be recognized by the entire absence of a tail, 

 except a mere stump, and by its large hands and feet. 



