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raged, or tormented, it bristles up the hair of the neck, 

 and increases its resemblance to a little lion. Its 

 activity was great, and when confined in a cage, it 

 was with difficulty the sketch was made. The cry 

 resembled the chirrup of some small bird. It was 

 found to breed occasionally when kept in the Indian 

 huts. 



This is the account, and the only one, of this curious 

 monkey ; few specimens exist in Europe, and I be- 

 lieve it has never been seen alive. With it we shall 

 conclude our review of this interesting section of the 

 quadrumanous animals, and refer to the Synopsis 

 which accompanies this volume, for the number and 

 characters of the species which have been authentically 

 described. It has been compiled from the works of 

 Geoffrey, Humboldt, Spix and Martius, and Desma- 

 rest ; and whatever its imperfections may be, it will, 

 at least, contain the substance of the researches of 

 these illustrious zoologists. The remaining family of 

 the Lemuridce, we shall endeavour to illustrate in a 

 future volume. 



