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same districts ; the hind legs and arms are dark brown, 

 and the back and lower half of body are of a light brown 

 colour, almost white. The tail is short, and the fingers, 

 and arms, and legs are furnished with spongy pads. 



The skins are rarely imported, and are adapted only 

 for mounting. 



This is sometimes called the White-fronted Lemur 

 (Lemur albifrons.) 



RED-FRONTED LEMUE. 



Lemur rufifrons. 



This lemur is of a grey or greyish colour all over its 

 body, except a patch of red hair extending over the 

 forehead. 



Like all other lemurs, it has a rather narrow head, 

 long legs, arms and fingers. The tail is short, about 6 

 inches long. 



The Eed-fronted Lemur is rather a smaller animal 

 than the foregoing species. 



RING-TAILED LEMUR. 



Lemur catta. 



The length of body of this animal is about 9 inches. 



The general colour is of a light grey, redder at the 

 shoulders and whiter at chest. 



The tail is ringed with black and white, and is about 

 8 to 12 inches in length. 



It is sometimes made a pet of. 



Like all other lemurs, it is an inhabitant of Mada- 

 gascar. 



