THE GENTLE-LEMURS. 3 1 



The brain is narrower and shallower than that of the genus 

 Lemur i and presents no specially close resemblance to the 

 same organ in the Indrisincz or the Lorisince. 



I. THE GREY GENTLE-LEMUR. HAPALEMUR GRISEUS. 



Lemur griseus, Geoffr., Mem. sur les Maids. Mag. Enc., i., p. 



48(1796). 

 Hapalemur griseus, Is. Geoffr., Cat. Meth. Primates, p. 74 



(1851); Mivart, P. Z. S., 1864, p. 613 (Skull); Schleg., 



Mus. P. B., vii., p. 361 (1876). 

 Hapalemur olivaceus, Is. Geoffr., Cat. Meth. Primates, p. 75 



(1851); Schl., Mus. P. B., vii., p. 316 (1876). 

 Cheirogaleus griseus, Giebel., Saugeth., p. 1018 (1856) ; V. der 



Hoeven, Tijds. Natuurl. Gesch., p. 38, pi. i., fig. i (1844). 

 Hapalokmur griseus, Scl., P. Z. S., 1863, p. 161 ; Gray, 



P. Z. S., 1863, p. 828, pi. Hi. 



(Plate VIII.) 



Characters. Fur long and soft, not woolly ; ears short, hairy, 

 with long black vibrissae between them; tail bushy, and as 

 long as the body ; general shade above greyish Mouse-colour, 

 washed with rufous and speckled with black on the crown, 

 back and external surface of limbs ; shoulders and fore-limbs 

 bluish-grey; cheeks, throat, breast, and inner side of limbs 

 ochraceous white ; under side of body whitish-yellow ; tail and 

 hands grey, washed with black. Body and tail equal, 15 inches 

 in length. 



Facial portion of skull short ; brain-case rounded ; lower 

 jaw shorter and higher than in Lemurs generally ; great 

 toe large and broad ; on the inner side of both arms close 

 to the wrist occurs a rough patch (extending down to the 

 bare skin of the palm) corresponding to a gland beneath, 



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