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Otolicnus galago, Wagner in Schreber's Saug. Suppl., i., p. 292 

 (1840); Van der Hoeven, Tijdschr. Nat. Ges M xi., p. 41 



(1844). 

 Otolicnus senegalensis, Peters, Reis Mozamb. Saug., p. n 



(1852). 

 Galago senaariensis, J. E. Gray, P. Z. S., 1863, p. 14? , 



Mivart, P. Z. S., 1864, p. 647. 

 Galago (Otolicnus) moholi, Mivart, P. Z. S., 1864, p. 647. 



Characters. Body slender; head broad and sub-globular; 

 nose high and pointed ; ears large, bare, and with narrow 

 rounded tips ; hind-limbs longer than the fore-; tail with longer 

 hair at tip. Fur very thick and soft on body and tail. Upper 

 side pinkish-grey, or faded white with a slight wash of pink ; 

 back, sides of body, and outer surface of limbs pearly to 

 yellowish-white; sometimes a dark ring round the eyes; a 

 streak down the nose white or yellowish-white; ears flesh- 

 coloured, sprinkled with pure white down ; head, face, whole ot 

 under sides and inner sides of limbs white, yellowish, or whitish- 

 buff; tail yellowish or reddish brown, darker at tip, lighter 

 beneath ; upper surface of hands and feet white, washed with 

 yellow. Length of body, 7-8 ^ inches ; tail of about the same 

 length. The male and female are of the same size and of the 

 same colour, but the male is somewhat more washed with 

 yellow. Muzzle shorter than the diameter of the eye-socket ; the 

 bony palate not extending past the hinder end of the median 

 molar. Anterior and median upper molars slightly larger than 

 the posterior pre-molar ; the latter as well as the two anterior 

 molars with a small cusp between the two front cusps. 



Distribution. This beautiful little Lemur was first recorded 

 from Senegal, in West Africa. It occurs, however, from about 

 25 S. lat. in South Africa northwards to Tete on the Zambesi, 



