MAMMALIA—MACAUCO. o7 
her back or shoulders; when she 1s 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 isa kind of shrill, 
hissing whistle. 

FAMILY II.—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 mamme; 
tail, when it exists, not prehensile. 
THE MACAUCO.1 
THE macauco, (which is the ring-tailed lemur of Shaw,) is a beautiful 
animal, remarkable for the largeness of its eyes, and the length of the 
ninder 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 isa 
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. 

1 Lemur catta. The genus Lemur is characterized by four upper and six under incisors. 
One canine on each side, in both jaws; molars five above andl four below, on each side. 
Superior incisors, united in pairs, inferior, inclined, long. Superior canines, long, com- 
pressed, crossing the inferior ones before; inferior canines, or first molars, compressed, 
triangular; molars with blunt, tuberculous crowns; two pectoral mamme; head, long 
and triangular; muzzle slender; ears short and rounded; fourth toe of the feet largest- 
tail longer than the body, cc vered with hair, not prehensile; hair soft and woolly. 
