THE FLYING LEMUR 



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timber the grubs and insects which the incisor teeth have 

 disclosed. The animal 

 is about a yard in 

 length, including the 

 tail. In colour it is 

 nearly black, with the 

 cheeks, throat, and 

 underparts a light grey. 

 The brownish eyes are 

 very sensitive to light. 

 It builds a globular 

 nest of dry leaves at 

 some height from the 

 ground. The natives 

 view the animal with 

 superstitious dread, be- 

 lieving that any one 

 who touches it will die 

 within the year, and FOOT OF AYE-AYE. 

 this fact has not 



rendered it easier to learn reliable particulars concerning 

 the Aye-aye's life and habits. 



HAND OF AYE-AYE. 



COLUGO (Galeopithecus volans). 

 Plate V. Fig. i. 



The Colugo or Flying Lemur, the last member of 



the Quadrumana, is 

 also a matter of dis- 

 pute among zoologists, 

 some of whom would 

 place it among the 

 Insectivora, while 

 others insist upon it 

 f f \ forming an entirely 

 separate order, the 

 Dermoptera, or skin- 

 winged animals. 



HIND FOOT OF THE COLUGO. T^ 6 IS ? ^ 



(Four-fifths natural size.) only one family and 



