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her back or shoulders ; when she is weary of carrying them, she releases 

 herself by rubbing against the wall. 



The striated monkey is of a hardy nature, and has sometimes produced 

 young ones in Europe, even as far to the north as Paris. Most of the 

 individuals have a somewhat musky smell. The voice is a kind of shrill, 

 hissing whistle. 



FAMILY IT. — LEMURS. 



'■ These animals are characterised by a general form, approaching to the 

 quadruped, properly so called : incisors varying in both jaws, in number, 

 form, and situation. Nostrils at the extremity of the muzzle ; posterior 

 extremities longer than the anterior ; first finger of the hind feet after the 

 thumb, terminated by a sharp, turned-up nail ; two or four pectoral mammge ; 

 tail, when it exists, not prehensile. 



THE MAC AUG 0.1 



The 7nacaiico, (which is the ring-tailed lemur of Shaw,) is a beautiful 

 animal, remarkable for the largeness of its eyes, and the length of the 

 hinder legs, which by far exceed those before; by its beautiful and long tail, 

 which is continually elevated and in motion, and upon which are upwards 

 of thirty rings, alternately black and white, all very distinct and separate 

 one from the other. It is gentle ; and, although it greatly resembles the 

 monkey in many particulars, it is not so malicious in its nature. It is a 

 gregarious animal, commonly found in company in its natural state ; in 

 Madagascar, thirty or forty are seen herding together. It sleeps in a sitting 

 posture, with its snout resting upon its breast; its body is no thicker than 

 that of a cat, but is longer ; and it appears larger, as the legs of the animal 

 are very long. The hair is soft, and stands upright. 



' Lemur catta. The genus Leviur is characterized by four upper and six under incisors. 

 One canine on each side, in both jaws ; molars five above and four below, on each side. 

 Superior incisors, united in pairs, inferior, inclined, long. Superior canines, long, com- 

 pressed, erossin" the inferior ones before ; inferior canines, or first molars, compressed, 

 triangular; molars with blunt, tuberculous crowiis ; two pectoral mamma; ; head, long 

 and triangular ; muzzle slender ; ears short and rounded ; fourth toe of the feet largest ; 

 tail longer than the body, covered with hair, not prehensile ; hair soft and woolly. 



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