THE CONTENTS. 



The Sajous (Cebidae) 



Weeper Capuchin (Cebus capucinus), 



The Sakis (Anetune) 



Couxio or Black Saki (Pithecia Satanas), . 

 Ouakari (Brachyurus calvus), ... 

 Masked Callithrix (Callithrix personata), . 

 Saimiri or Squirrel-monkey (Chrysothrixsciurea) 

 Mirikina (Nyctipithecus trivirgatus), . 



Clawed Monkeys (Arctopitheci), . 



Silky Marmoset (Hapale rosalia), 



Ouistiti or Common Marmoset (Hapale Jacchus), 



Geographical Distribution and Descent of the Apes and 

 Monkeys 



THE PROSIMIANS (PROSIMII) 



Introduction, 



The PROSIMIANS OF Mad.\gascar, 



The Lemurs {Lemurida), 

 Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta), 

 Dwarf Lemur (Microcebus myoxinus), 

 Crayor Broad-nosed Lemur (Hapalemurgriseus) 

 Waluvi (Chirogaleus furcifer), 



The Indris Family (Imirisida), 

 Indris or Babakoto (Lichanotus Indris), 



The Aye-aye, . 



Aye-aye (Chiromys madagascaricnsis), 

 The African Prosimtans, 



The Potto Family {Pterodictida), . 



The Potto (Pterodicticus Potto),. 

 Angwantibo (Arctocebus calabarensis). 



The Galagos (Galagonidd), , 

 Grand or Thick-tailed Galago (Otolicnus crassi 



caudatus), 



Komba (Otolicnus agisymbanus), 

 Galago proper (Otolicnus Galago), 



The East Indian Prosimians, . 

 The Loris (Lorisida), .... 

 Plump Loris (Stenops tardigradus), . 

 Slow-paced Lemur (Stenops gracilis), 



The Spectre-tarsier ( Tarsius spectrum^, 

 The Colugos {Galeopithecida), 

 Colugo or Flying-cat (Galcopithccus volitans), 

 Geographical Distribution and Descent of the Pro 



simians, 



THE BATS (CHIROPTERA). 



Introduction, 



Fruit-eating Bats (Carpophaga),. 

 Flying-foxes {Pteropida), . . . . 



Kalong (Pteropus cdulis) 



Insect-eating Bats (Entomophaga), . 

 True Bats or Vespertilionidce (Gymnorhina), 

 Long-eared Bat (Plecotus auritus), 



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Barbastelle or Pug-nose Bat (Synotus barbas- 

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Common Mouse-coloured Bat (Vespertilio mur- 

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Water-bat (Vespertilio Daubentoni ), . 



Noctule (V'esperugo noctula), . . . 



Pipistrelle or Dwarf Bat (Vesperugo pipistrellus). 



Leaf-nosed Bats (Phyllostomata), .... 

 Flap-nosed Bat (Rhinopoma microphyllum), . 

 True Vampire (Phyllostoma spectrum). 

 Horse-shoe Bats of the Old World, . 

 Lesser Horse-shoe Bat (Rhinolophus hippo- 



sideros), 



Greater Horse-shoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrum- 



equinum), 



Geographical Distribution and Descent of the Bats, . 



THE INSECT-EATERS (INSECTIVORA), 



Introduction, 



Banxrings or Climbers (Tupaias), 



Tana or Banxring (Cladobates Tana), 



The Jumping-shrews (Macroscelida), . 

 Elephant-shrew (Macroscelides typicus), 

 Algerian Jumping-shrew (Macroscelides Rozeti), 



The Desmans or Divers (Myogalida) 

 Wuychuchol (Myogalc moschata), 

 Desman (Myogale pyrenaica), . 



The Shrews or Runners (Soricida), 

 Garden-shrew (Crocidura aranea). 

 Water-shrew (Crossopus fodiens), 

 Agouta or Almiqui (Solenodon paradoxum 



The Crawlers, .... 

 The Tanrecs {Cenietida), 



Tanrec (Centetes ecaudatus), 

 Gymnura Rafflesii , . 



The Hedgehogs (Eritiacet), 

 Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus), 

 The Burrowers, ... 

 The Moles (Talpida), . 

 Common Mole (Talpa europaea), 

 Star-nosed Mole (Condylura cristata), 

 Scalops canadensis. 



Group of the Golden Moles (Chrysochlorida), 



Geographical Distribution and Descent of the Insect 



eaters, 



THE FLESH-EATERS (CARNIVORA). 



Introduction, 



The Dog Tribe (Canida) 



The Dogs proper (Canis), . 



Group of the IVolves (sub-genus Lupus), 

 Common Wolf (Canis lupus), 

 African Wolf (Canis lupaster), . 



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