lEMDR. 93 



This Lemur seems closely allied to the L.flavifrons, Gray, 

 Proc. Soc. Lond. 1867, p. 596, pi. 31. 



80. Lemur mongoz. 



The Mongoz, Edwards, Gleanings, vol. v, p. 12, pi. 216. 



Le MoDgous Audebert, Mist. Nat. des MaJcis, 1797, fig. 1. 



Lemur mongoz, Linn., Syst. Nat. 12th ed. 1766, p. 44; Sclater, Proc. 



Zool. Soc. 1871, pi. 16, fig. 1 4 , fig. 2 ? . 

 Lemur alhimanus, Geoff. St.Sil., Ann. du Mus. t. xix, 1812, p. 160. 

 Lemur nigrifrons, Blyth, Cat. Mamm. As. Soc. Mus. 1863, p. 17. 



H^b. West coast of Madagascar. 



80a. A stufiFed specimen and its skeleton, Nos. 43 A and B 

 of Blyth's Catalogue : much faded, but apparently agreeing 

 with the characters of the female. The ashy grey on the 

 shoulder and fore limb is much faded. Presented by Raja 

 Eajendra Mullick, Bahadur, 1851. 



6. A stuffed skin of a female : like the preceding, but with 

 less white below the ear, and much faded. No. 44B of Blyth's 

 Catalogue, and the type of L. flaviventer, Blyth, Jom-n. As. 

 Soc. Beng., vol. xxvii, p. 374, 1858. This specimen, however, 

 does not differ specifically from the previous individual. Pre- 

 sented by the Maharajah of Burdwan, 1858. 



c. The skin, skull, and bones of the trunk of an adult 

 female. It differs from the previous specimens in having 

 no white on the breast, throat, or sides of the face, all of 

 these parts being dark ashy grey, except the ehin, which is 

 paler. Presented by Wm. Rutledge, Esq., 11th October 1880. 



d. The skin of an adult male and its skull : the sides of the 

 neck and of the face are rufous, front of face greyish. Pur- 

 chased, 4th December 1880. 



e. The skin of a young male and its skull : resembling 

 c, but showing a tendency to rufous on the side of the neck ; 

 the face and forehead black. Presented by Wm. Rutledge, 

 Esq., 17th August 1880. 



II.— Stjb-Famil\ INDRISINiE. 



Genus PROPITHECUS, Lund, 1839. 



81. Propithecus diadema. 



Propithecus diadema, Bennet, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1832, p. 20; 

 Alph. Milne Edwards 4" -^if- Orandidicr, Rist. Pliys. Nat. et Pol. 

 Madagascar, t. vi ; Kist. Nat. des Mammif. t. i (1875), texte p. 296, 

 pl.L 



