82 ALLEN'S NATURALIST'S LIBRARY. 



in the male, spine-like, while in the female hairy processes 

 are present, together with a tuft of long hairs ; external to 

 this patch is a callous pad ; mammae opening on the shoulder; 

 intestine large ; caecum small. 



Young. Reddish-yellow below. 



Distribution. The Grey Gentle-Lemur inhabits the eastern 

 side of the Betsileo province of Madagascar. 



Habits. The " Bokombouli," as the natives name this animal, 

 is the smallest of any of the True Lemurs. It is nocturnal, and 

 lives, according to the Rev. G. A. Shaw, among the bamboos in 

 the higher-level forests of the island. Its lower incisors are 

 used as scrapers, and nearly all its teeth are serrated and very 

 effective in cutting off the bamboo shoots, on which it feeds. 

 To enable it to grasp smooth surfaces, such as the stems of the 

 bamboo and other trees it frequents, it possesses a broad pad 

 under each great toe. 



II. THE BROAD-NOSED GENTLE-LEMUR. HAPALEMUR SIMUS. 



Hapalemiir (Prolemur) simus, J. E. Gray, Cat. Monkeys, Brit. 



Mus. App., p. 133 (1870)5 id. P. Z. S., 1870, p. 828, pi. 



lii., pp. 829, 830, figs. 1-4 (Skull). 

 Prolemur sitnus, J. E. Gray, P. Z. S., 1872, p. 851. 

 Hapakmur simus, Beddard, P. Z. S., 1884, p. 392; Jentink, 



Notes Leyd. Mus., vii., p. 33 (1885). 



Characters. Nose broad and truncated ; ears short, covered 

 with long hair on the outside and along the margin inside. 



Very similar to H. griseus; head and upper back dark 

 reddish-grey, faintly washed with rufous ; sides of head, neck, 

 and region round the eyes lighter ; sides of nose and region 

 between the eyes black ; ears dirty grey ; lower back, sides of 



