26 CATALOGUE. 



The Tarsier in its habits is nocturnal. It is mild, gentle, easily do- 

 mesticated, and capable of attachment ; in confinement it allows itself 

 to be handled and caressed. According to Dr. S. Muller, it lives in 

 large damp forests on the tops of trees. Its food it differently indicated 

 by writers. It appears to eat indiscriminately fruits and small animals. 

 Although quite inoffensive, it is an object of detestation to the natives. 

 Raffles states that the inhabitants of Sumatra have a superstitious 

 dread of these animals, insomuch that if they happen to see one upon 

 any tree near their ladangs, or forest rice-fields, they will immediately 

 abandon them, and seek another spot ; otherwise they believe some 

 misfortune will certainly befall them or their family. 



Genus LORIS, Geoffr., in Ann. du Mm. XIX. p. 163, 1. 



LEMUR, Schreb. et al. STENOPS, 77%. et al. 



27. LORIS GRACILIS, Geoff., loc. cit. Desm., Mamm. 181. 

 Lemur tardigradus, Schreb., Saength. I. p. 134. 

 Stenops gracilis, Van der Hoeven, Tydschrift, VIII. p. 344. 

 LORIS, Buffon. 

 HAB. Ceylon. 



A. Presented by the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 



Fam. GALEOPITHECnm 

 Genus GALEOPITHECUS, Pallas. 



LEMUR, Linn, et al. 

 28. GALEOPITHECUS VOLANS, Shaw, Zool. I. p. 116, 



fig. 38. 



Galeopithecus rufus, variegatus, undatus, marmoratus, and 

 philippensis, appear to be mere varieties of the Galeo- 

 pithecus volans of Shaw. 



Lemur volans, Linn. Syst. Nat. ed. XII. , I. p. 45. Gmel. 

 I. p. 45. 



Vespertilio admirablis,5ow^., Hist. Nat. Ind. Or. p. 68, c.fig. 



Cato-simius volans, Camelli. 



Flying Maucaco, Pennant. 



Colugo, Griff., Anim. Kingd. V. p. 286. 



GENDOO, of the natives of Java. 



KUBUNG, of the natives of Sumatra, Raffles, Linn. Trans. 

 XIII. p. 248. 



KUBUNG or KURBONG, Cantor, Cat. of Malayan. Mamm.p.l . 



