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incisory teeth, tail very short, legs very strong ; eyes very large, 

 approximate : about a foot long. Inhabits lieiigal. 



Genus 20. — Galago. — Gcoffroij. 



Generic Character. — Incisory teeth I or * ; the lower ones 

 generally horizontal ; canine teeth \—\ ; grinders f^ ; ears very 

 long, membranaceous, and naked j eyes large and approaching ; 

 hind legs long ; tail very long, not prehensile ; with two pectoral 

 mammae. 



Galago crassicaudatus. — The Great Galago. — Plate V**. 

 fig. 7. — Fur grayish red; ears two-thirds the length of the 

 head ; tail greatly tufted ; four upper incisory teeth. About 

 the size of a rabbit. Inhabits Senegal. 



Genus 21. — Taksius. — Cuvier. 



Generic Character. — Incisory teeth |, equal ; canine teeth 

 \z\, small ; grinders ^-^ ; total 31 : m.uzzle very short ; ears large, 

 naked ; the hinder legs very long, the tarsus being three times 

 the length of the metatarsus ; the tail very long. 



Tarsius spectrum. — The Woolly Tarsius. — Plate V**. fig. 

 11. — Fur pale rust-colour on the upper parts, white beneath; 

 tail bright chestnut : fur soft, face black, ears small, eyes large •, 

 feet with five fingers ; nails sharp, except the thumbs, which 

 are blunt. One foot nine inches long. Inhabits Amboyna. — 

 See vol. II. p. 440. 



Genus 22. — Cheiromys.— CuMcr. 



Generic Character. — Incisory teeth |, strong; no canine teeth, 

 but a vacant space where they should be ; grinders ^-| ; total 

 18: fore-feet short, with the middle finger very long and thin ; 

 hind legs and tail long, the latter tufted ; with two inguinal 

 mammse. 



Chiromys Madagascarensis. — The Aye Aye. — Plate V**. fig. 

 9. — Fnr pale rusty brown, mixed with black and gray; on the 

 head the rusty brown prevails, blacker on the back and limbs; 

 tail black ; sides of the head, neck, lower jaw, and belly grayish : 

 head shaped like that of a squirrel. About eighteen inches long. 

 Inhabits Madagascar. — See vol. II. p. 446. 



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