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in the canines and pre-molars. Upper anterior incisors much 
larger than the posterior, and both anterior to canines ; an- 
terior pre-molars canine-like, both vertically and proportionately 
longer than the median pre-molars of any other species of the 
family ; median pre-molar compressed, with a fore and hind 
heel; the posterior pre-molar with a large internal talon. 
Molars comparatively small, but longer and narrower than in 
M. coquereli ; anterior molar much larger than the posterior 
pre-molar, its hind inner cusp rudimentary ; the posterior molar 
longer than the posterior pre-molar, and smaller than the other 
molars, its inner cusp wanting. Lower anterior pre-molar 
lance-shaped, vertically longer than the two posterior sub-equal 
grinders; molars sub-equal, much larger than the posterior pre- 
molar ; posterior molar comparatively short, five-cusped. 
Distribution.—Chiefly found on the west coast of Mada- 
gascar. 
V. COQUEREL’S DWARF-LEMUR. MICROCEBUS COQUERELI. 
Cheirogalus coquereli, Grandid., Rev. Mag. de Zool., xix., 1867, 
p..35. 
Microcebus coguereli, Mivart, P. Z. S., 1867, pp. 966-967 ; 
Forsyth Major, Nov. Zool., vol. i, p. 14 (1894; with full 
synonymy). 
Mirza coquerelit, J. E. Gray, Cat. Monkeys, Brit. Mus. App., 
pp- 131, 135, 136 (1870); Schlegel, Mus. Pays Bas, vil, 
p. 321 (1876). 
Characters,—Similar to JZ. furcifer, but slightly smaller ; ears 
large, long, and almost naked ; tail longer than the body ; fur 
soft and woolly. Above dark grey, washed with rufous ; tail, at 
base, of the same colour as the back ; remainder of tail dark 
rufous; throat, breast, and under side of body yellowish-grey. 
