CLASS MAMMALS: OBDER QUADEUMANA. 



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mg. m. 



The Marmoset,* by its sharp, crooked claws, and the short 

 thumb on its hind feet, stands at the extreme of the monkey 

 tribe in America. Its food is not grasped by the fingers, but 

 held between the forepaws. Several species have tufts of 

 hair projecting from the sides 

 of the head. 



Lemuridas. — The 

 Lemurs f have opposable 

 thumbs like the Simiidae, 

 and their dentition is _ the 

 same as the Cebidse ; while, 

 unlike both, they have a 

 long, curved claw on the 

 first, sometimes on the first 

 two fingers of the hind feet. 

 The true Lemurs are found 

 only in the forests of Mada- 

 gascar. The presence or ab- 

 sence of tails furnishes a 



basis of tabulation. Hand ana foot of Lemur. 



LEMURID/E, 



or Strepsorhine 

 Monkeys. 



, f Tail PREHENSILE. 



GENUS. 

 C Lemur 



macaco, 



EXAMPLES. 

 T4TTQ J — ^"^ ""-""•■'u""^. J ut>u±ui uaui^aou, Rufflcd LemuT. 



' \ Tail non-prehensile. ( Cheiromys madagascariensis, Aye Aye, 



Bush-dog. 

 gracilis, Graceful Loris, 



m ^ Perodicticus potto. 



Tailless, or rudimentary, s , . *• < 



CLons 



Mg. m. 



Lemur macaco^ Ruflled Lemur. 



The Ruffled Lemur is 

 the largest aud hand- 

 somest of this family. 

 Wrapped up in its long, 

 bushy tail, it passes the 

 day in sleep, and only 

 comes forth at night to 

 search for food. The 



* This little creature is only six or eiglit inches in length, and a century ago was 

 held in great estimation as a pet by ladies of quality. So great is its fondness for 

 insects, that it has been knovra to tear out the pictures from an Entomology aud 

 greedily swallow the printed scraps I — {Wood.) 



t Lemur means spectre, and is descriptive of the nocturnal habits and stealthy 

 step of the animal. In fact, it is known among sailors as the ''^ Madagascar Cat." 



