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angular ; ears short and rounded ; teeth similar to 

 the former, excepting that there are only four inci- 

 sors in the lower jaw ; but it seems that the whole 

 formula is as yet not well known; mammas two, 

 pectoral. There is only one species known. 



L. Irevicaudatus. Short-tailed Indri. Almost 

 without a tail ; three feet and a-half high ; brown- 

 ish-black, with a grey face ; crupper and tail white ; 

 the voice like that of a weeping child. It is said 

 that the natives of Madagascar train the animal, like 

 a dog, for sporting ; but vegetable-eating, harmless, 

 scansorial, and destitute of speed ; it remains to be 

 explained in what manner it can be rendered ser- 

 viceable. 



Genus STENOPS. The Lorises, or Slow Lemurs. 

 Have the dentition of lemurs, but with the points 

 of the molars sharper ; the muzzle short ; the eyes 

 very large and approximating ; the body slender ; 

 the tongue rough; no tail. They are nocturnal, 

 feeding on insects, and perhaps on small birds, but 

 mostly on fruit ; they move very slowly. Sir A. 

 Carlisle discovered that the arteries of their limbs 

 are sub-divided at the base into small branches, in 

 the same manner as in the True Sloths. 



S. tardigradus. The Sloth Loris. Reddish- 

 brown ; dark brown line along the back ; a white 

 spot on the forehead. Inhabits Bengal. This species 

 is described from the living animal by the classical 

 pen of Sir William Jones. There is a larger grey 

 variety in India, with a black dorsal stripe. 



