A WANTIBO. 



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Moreover, the other fingers of the hand, as well as the toes of the foot, with the 

 exception of the first or great toe, have their first joints connected together by 

 folds of skin. The entire hands and feet are relatively smaller than in Bosnian's 

 potto. The colour of the awantibo is yellowish-brown above, but paler on the 

 under-parts, becoming whitish in places ; and the whole length of the body is just 

 over 10 inches. 



This animal has only been known to Europeans since the year 1859. Very 



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THE AWANTIBO (\ nat. size). 



few specimens have been received in this country none of them in a living con- 

 dition ; and we have practically no information regarding its habits. It has been 

 observed that in this animal and the potto the hands and feet are divided into two 

 distinct moieties by the separation of the thumb and great toe from the other 

 digits ; this being most marked in the hand by the loss of the index finger. The 

 hands and feet may accordingly be compared to the feet of a parrot ; and it is 

 suggested by the writer, who makes this comparison, that in both cases the structure 

 is one specially adapted for long-continued grasping without change of position. 



