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THE CONTENTS. 



The Sajous (Cebidre), 



Weeper Capuchin (Cclxis capucinus), 



The Sakis (Aneturae), 



Couxio or Black Saki (I'ithccia Satanas), . 

 Ouakari (Brachyurus calvus), 

 Masked Callithrix (Callithrix personata), . 

 Saimiri or Squirrel-monkey (Chrysothrix sciurca) 

 Mirikina (Nyctipithecus trivirf^atus), . 



Clawed Monkeys (Arctopitheci), . . • 



Silky Marmoset (Hapale rosalia), 



Ouistiti or Common Marmoset (Hapale Jacchus), 



Geographical Distribution and Descent of the Apes and 

 Monkeys, ...... 



THE PROSIMIANS (PROSIMH) 



Introduction, ...... 



The Pro-siiMians of Madagascar, 

 77;;? Lemurs {Lemuridd), 



Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta), 



Dwarf Lemur (Microcebus myoxinus). 



Gray or Broad-nosed Lemur (Hapalemurgriseus) 



Waluvi (Chirogaleus furcifer), 



77(1? Indris Family {Indrisidd), 

 Indris or Babakoto (Lichanotus Indris), 



The Aye-aye, ...... 



Aye-aye (Chiromys madagascariensis), 

 The African Prosimians, . 



Tlie Potto Family {Pterodiciida), . 



The Potto (Pterodicticus Potto),. 

 Angwantibo (Arctocebus calabarensis), 



The Galagos {Galagonidn), 

 Grand or Thick-tailed Galago (Otolicnus c 



caudatus), ..... 

 Komba (Otolicnus agisymbanus), 

 Galago proper (Otolicnus Galago), 



The East Indian Prosimians, . 

 The Loris {Lorisida), .... 

 Plump Loris (Stenops tardigradus), . 

 Slow-paced Lemur (Stenops gracilis). 



The Spectre-tarsier ( Tarsiiis spectruni), 

 The Colugos {Galeopiihceida), 



Colugo or Flying-cat (Galeopithecus volitans), 

 Geographical Distribution and Descent of the Pro 



THE BATS (CHIROPTERA). 



Introduction, ...... 



Fruit-eating Bats (Carpophaga), . 

 Flying-foxes {Ptcropidd), 

 Kalong (Pteropus edulis), . 

 Insect-eating Bats (Entomophaga), . 

 True Bats or Vespertilioiiidce (Gymnorhina), 

 Long-eared Bat (Plccotus auritus), 



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Barbastellc or Pug-nose Bat (.Synotus barbas- 

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Common Mouse-coloured Bat (Vespertilio mur- 

 inus), ........ 



Water-bat (Vespertilio Daubentoni ), . 



Noctulc (Vcsperugo noctula), .... 



Pipistrelle or Dwarf Bat (Vcsperugo pipistrellus). 



Leaf-nosed Bats {Phyllostomatd), .... 



Flap-nosed Bat (Rhinopoma microphyllum), . 

 True Vampire (Phyllostoma spectrum), 

 Morse-shoe Bats of the Old World, . 

 Lesser Horse-shoe Bat (Rhinolophus hippo- 

 sideros), ....... 



Greater Horse-shoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrum- 

 ecjuinum), 



Geographical Distribution and Descent of the Bats, 



THE INSECT-EATERS (INSECTIVORA). 



Introduction, ...... 



Banxkings or Ci.TMBERS (Tupaiie), 



Tana or Banxring (Cladobatcs Tana^, 



The Jumping-shrews (Macroscelida), . 

 Elephant-shrew (Macroscelides typicus), 

 Algerian Jumping-shrew (Macroscelides Rozeti), 



The Desmans or Divers (Myogalida), 

 Wuychuchol (Myogale moschata), 

 Desman (Myogale pyrenaica). 



The Shrews or Runners (Soricida), . 

 Garden-shrew (Crocidura aranea). 

 Water-shrew (Crossopus fodiens), 

 Agouta or Almiqui (Solenodon paradoxum 



The Crawlers, 



'1 lie Tanrecs (Centctida), 

 Tanrec (Ccntetes ecaudatus), 

 Gymnura Rafflesii , . ... 



Tlie Hedgehogs (Eriiiacei), 

 Hedgehog (Erinaceus curopa.us). 

 The Burrowers, 



The Afoles {Talpida), .... 

 Common Mole (Talpa europa_a). 

 Star-nosed Mole (Condylura cristata), 

 .Sc.alops canadensis, .... 



Group of the Golden Moles (Chrysoehlorida), 



Geographical Distribution and Descent of the Insect 



eaters, ........ 



THE FLESH-EATERS (CARNIVORA). 



Introduction, ...... 



The Dog Tribe (Canida), .... 



The Dogs proper (Canis), . 



Group of tlie Wolves (sub-genus T^npns), 

 Common Wolf (Canis lupus), 

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