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LemuTv — Restricted. Belonijing to tliis group are tliirtecn species, 

 wliich have for characters, four lower incisors, slanting forwards and com- 

 pressed ; four in tlie upper jaw, wliich arc straight ; trenchant canines ; six 

 molars on each side above, and six below. They have small ears and 

 pointed heads, whence they have been called Fox-nosed monkeys. They 

 live on fruits, and are exceedingly active. These are the true Lemurs, and 

 are confined to the Island of ^Madagascar. 



The liing-tailcd Lemur {Lvintif cutla) is ash-gray, with a roseate tinge 

 on the back; the tail is ringed black and white. The Eiilled Lemur (L. 

 ni(tc((Hco) is white, with large spots of black. The Lemur ]\Iongooz is nearly 

 black, with whitish feet ; white under the ears and on the throat ; has a very 

 pointed nose, with whiskers. These animals have been described as being 

 of the size of a large eat, but with larger limbs. They have long tails, 

 which are elevated when, they run ; sleep by day on the branches of trees, 

 rolled up like a ball, and roam in the night ; are gentle in disjiosition, and 

 susceptible of domestication. Their voice is a kind of grunt, but they are 

 ca])able at times of uttering a most startling howl, and often the forests in 

 which they dwell resound with their roaring. 



The remainin"' Lemur-like animals arc arranijed under seven siib- 

 genera. 



LiCiiONOTUS — The Iiulris. The hinder liml>s are longer, and the muz- 

 zle shorter than in the preceding. The Lrmur Indri, the only species yet 

 ascertained, has no tail — a tubercle takes its place ; is of a black color, 

 with a gray face. It is about three feet in height, and may be trained like 

 a dog, and made useful in the chase. This, also, is a ^Madagascar animal. 



jMicrocebus — The ^Maeaucos. A round head, short and pointed muz- 

 zle, ears erect, and fore limbs small, distinguish the Macaiu'os. Only two 

 species have been found, and these in ^Madagascar. The Murine ]\Iacauco 

 (ZieiJiur murimis) , called by Biiflbn the JIadagasear Rat, and the Ih-owii 

 Maeauco (3L pusiUus), are described as being very like a large dormouse 

 in appearance, habits, manners, and their general mode of life. 



iStenops — The Loris. The animals of this group are inhabitants of the 

 East Indies, where two species arc found, — the Short-limbed Loris (iS'. 

 lardif/raduf!) and the Slender Loris ( *S'. gruciUs). The Slender Loris have 

 limbs remarkal.ily and disproportionately elongated. They are slow in their 

 movements, and subsist on insects, birds, or quadrupeds. They arc noc- 

 turnal in their habits, sleeping by day, in a very peculiar manner, clinging 

 to the bi-anch of a tree, the body drawn together, and head recumbent on 

 the chest. 



Perodicticus — The Pottos. Small eyes, dentition nearly like the 

 Lemui-s, and equal limbs, mark this family. One species is found in Sierra 



