42 ALLEN’S NATURALIST’S LIBRARY. 
Otolicnus galago, Wagner in Schreber’s Saug. Suppl., 1., p. 292 
(1840) ; Van der Hoeven, Tijdschr. Nat. Ges., x1., p. 41 
(1844). 
Otolicnus senegalensis, Peters, Reis Mozamb. Saug., p. 11 
(1852). 
Galago senaariensis, J. 1%. Gray, P, Z. 5. 1863, p. 1475 
Mivart, P. Z. S., 1864, p. 647. 
Galago (Otolicnus) moholt, Mivart, P. Z.S., 1864, p. 647. 
Characters.—Body slender; head broad and sub-globular ; 
nose high and pointed; ears large, bare, and with narrow 
rounded tips ; hind-limbs longer than the fore-; tail with longer 
hair at tip. Fur very thick and soft on body and tail. Upper 
side pinkish-grey, or faded white with a slight wash of pink ; 
back, sides of body, and outer surface of limbs pearly to 
yellowish-white ; sometimes a dark ring round the eyes; a 
streak down the nose white or yellowish-white; ears flesh- 
coloured, sprinkled with pure white down ; head, face, whole ot 
under sides and inner sides of limbs white, yellowish, or whitish- 
buff; tail yellowish or reddish brown, darker at tip, lighter 
beneath ; upper surface of hands and feet white, washed with 
yellow. Length of body, 7-8% inches ; tail of about the same 
length. The male and female are of the same size and of the 
same colour, but the male 1s somewhat more washed with 
yellow. Muzzle shorter than the diameter of the eye-socket ; the 
bony palate not extending past the hinder end of the median 
molar. Anterior and median upper molars slightly larger than 
the posterior pre-molar; the latter as well as the two anterior 
molars with a small cusp between the two front cusps. 
Distribution—This beautiful little Lemur was first recorded 
from Senegal, in West Africa. It occurs, however, from about 
25° S. lat. in South Africa northwards to Tete on the Zambesi, 
