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its greatly elongated ankle (ia.rsus), and is rather smaller 

 than an ordinary squirrel, with large ears, enormous eyes, 

 and a long tufted tail. Dr. Guillemard, who when in 

 Celebes was fortunate enough to obtain a living tarsier. 

 writes that " these little creatures, whieh are arboreal 



Fig. .3.3. — Tlie Tarsier. (From CTuillumard's " Cruise of the 

 Marcliesa.")* 



and of nocturnal habits, are about the size of a small rat, 

 and are covered with remarkably tliick woolly fur, which 

 is very short. The tail is long and covered with hair at 



* Me.ssrs. Murray have kindly lent this figure. 



