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pounce upon a living gold-fish and to eat it. In consequence of this 

 achievement, some young eels were given to the animal, and at first 

 terrified it by their strange writhings, but in a short time they were 

 mastered and eaten. 



The length of the full-grown Marmoset is from seven to eight inches, 

 exclusive of the tail, which measures about a foot. 



LEMURS. 



The form of the monkeys known by the name of Lemurs is of 

 itself sufficient to show that we are rapidly approaching the more 

 quadrupedal mammalia. 



The head of all the Lemurs is entirely unlike the usual monkey 

 head, and even in the skull the distinction is as clearly marked as in 

 the living being. Sharp, long, and pointed, the muzzle and jaws are 

 singularly fox-like, while the general form of these animals, and the 



The Lemurine Night Ape [Nyctipithecus leniunnus). 



mode in which they walk, would lead a hasty observer to place them 

 among the true quadrupeds. Yet, on a closer examination, the quad- 

 rumanous characteristics are seen so plainly that the Lemurs can but 



