RED AND WHITE MAKIS. 



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genus comprehends several species. I shall specify the Maki-Mocoas, 

 which is of a cindery-gray, with the cheeks and throat white, and 

 the tail marked with regular black rings ; the White-Mantled Maki, 

 whose muzzle, shoulders, and tail are black, and the rest of the body 

 of a pure white ; the Red Maid, very remarkable for the brightness 

 of his colours, for his body is of a lively red, the upper part of his 

 neck and head white, as well as the extremities of his legs; and, 



1. Maki-Mocoas. 



2. White-Mantled Maki. 



finally, his belly and tail are black. Other species have been dis- 

 tinguished, as the Red-bellied Maki, the Yellow-bellied, the Maki 

 with the white forehead, and the like. 



To the Fauna of the Madagascar forests also belongs an 

 extremely rare animal, few specimens of which have been brought 

 into Europe. After some hesitation our naturalists have agreed to 



