ADDITIONAL NOTES. 



MAMMALIA. 



Order Quadrumana. 



Fam. Lemuridae. 



Gen. Loris. 



Loris tardigradus (Linn.). 

 Stenops tardigradus. 

 Slow-paced Lemur. 

 Kokong (Malay name). 



Pur thick and soft, of a cliesnut colour, mixed in some parts with 

 silvery gray ; below, the colour is much lighter than that above, and 

 the gray predominates ; the forehead is white, with a ring of dark 

 chesnut round each eye ; a line of this colour extends from the eye 

 to the upper head and meets there, thence again extend three band- 

 like markings, one down the back and the others over each ear ; the 

 eyes are remarkably large, soft, and stupid in their expression. 



Length from the nose to the tail (which is almost rudimentary), 

 \\\ inches. 



Length of nose to ear, 2 inches. 



„ of nose to anterior corner of eye, 10 lines. 

 „ of fore leg, 4 5 inches. 

 „ of hind leg, 5^ inches. 

 The first finger of the hind foot is furnished with a long claw. 



These animals, though very common on the main-land of 

 Borneo, are rare in Labuan; the natives of Borneo frequently 

 keep them as pets, feeding them on rice, fruit, and other vege- 

 table products ; they are, however, very fond of n)ilk and 

 blood, and sometimes, when in confinement, kill fowls ; during 

 the day they can hardly be aroused, but at night become very 

 active, climbing about most nimbly; when kept in a cage, 

 they sleep rolled up in a ball, and holding on to the bars with 

 one or two of their hands. One, however, which was seen by 

 Mr. Motley in a tree at Brune, ai)i)arcntly asleep, was hanging 



