228 CLASS MAMMALIA. 



The Mococo, (Lemur Catta, L.) Buff. XIII. xxn. 



Ash-coloured gray. Tail ringed with black and 

 white. 



The Vari, (Lemur Macaco, L.) Buff. XIII. xxvn. 

 Varied by large spots of black and white. 



The Red Lemur, (Lemur ruber, Peron.) 



A lively reddish maronne. The head, fore 

 hands, tail, and belly, black. A white spot on 

 the nape of the neck, a red tuft on each ear. 



TheMoxGovs, (Lemur Mongol, h.) Buff. XIII. xxvi. 



All brown, the face and hands black. There 

 are other species or varieties akin to this, 

 such as 



The Mongous, with white forehead, (Lemur Albifrons, 

 Geoff.) Audeb. Makis, pi. in. 



Brown, white forehead, fyc. 



The Indris, (Lichanotus Illig.) 



Teeth like the preceding, excepting that they 



have only four below. The nails the same. 



No tail. 



There is but one species of these known without 



a tail. About three feet and upwards in height, 



black, with grayish face and white posteriors. 



(Lemur Indri) Sonnerat. II. voy. pi. lxxxvi. These 



are tamed by. the inhabitants of Madagascar and 



trained like dogs for the chase. 



