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VERTEBRATA. 



lives on the trees, and is slow in its move- 

 ments. It has an opposable thumb on each 

 of the hands ; the fore-hands, however, want 

 the forefinger, and the other fingcis are set 

 in such a manner that the hands appear like 

 pairs of pincers. The body is thick-set, 

 and of a reddish-gray color; the tail is 

 short. Though specimens have been seen 

 in London and Paris, its habits in a state 

 of nature arc little known. It is said, how- 

 ever, to feed on vegetables, and chiefly the 

 ca8sada. 



Genus GALAGO: Galago. — There are 

 several species of this exceedingly pretty 

 animal, — some natives of the woods of Sene- 

 gal, where one kind receives the name of 

 Kkoyah; others are found in Southern Af- 

 rica. They have the organization of the 

 primates, with the graceful appearance of 

 the squirrels. The head is large and round ; 

 the membranaceous ears remarkably large, 

 and closed when the animal is sleeping; the 

 eyes are large, and of a soft expression ; the 

 fur soft, the tail long ; the teeth twenty- 

 six, as with the maki, loris, and sapajou. 

 They are mostly nocturnal, sleeping in 

 grassy nests in the trunks of trees during 

 the day : are of an inoffensive disposi- 

 tion, and live among the trees, feeding on 

 insects, small birds, fruit, and gum. They 

 arc very active, and in their grimaces and 

 gesticulations resemble the monkeys. 



The species arc the Senegal Galago, 

 G. Senegalensis i the Black Galago, G. 

 Alb hi ; G. crassicaudatus, the largest spe- 

 cies; and G. Demidoffii, or Little Galago, 

 the smallest of the family. 



Genus TARSIER: Tarsius.— The Spec- 

 ter Tabsier, T. spectrum, called Podje by 

 the natives, is the only species of this genus, 

 and is found in Borneo, the Celebes, and 

 Banca. From the latter it is sometimes 

 ealhd T. Bancanus. The naturalists have 

 i greatly embarrassed as to the family 

 it belongs to: some have called it a jer- 

 boa, some a lemur, and some a relation ot 

 the marsupial animals of New Holland. 

 It is at last wisely determined to make it 

 a genus by itself. It is an exceedingly 

 graceful little creature, about the size of a 

 common rat, yet resembling the monkeys 

 in form. It is gentle and tranquil, and 

 feeds on insects. Its fur is soft, and the 



THE SLENDER LORIS. 



TARSIER 



