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Mammals of Burma. 



pro. 1, 





Sub-order LEMURIA. 



Fam. Nycticebidee. 



*10. JNycticebtts taedigkadus (J. 10). 



Nyceticebus tardigradus, F. Cuv., N. bengalensis, Geoffroy; "Sloth" of Anglo-Indians, 

 and doubtless, therefore, "the little Uradypus" of Heifer.* MyouJc-moung-ma, "Monkey's 

 concubine," Mason. 



The Slow Loris is generally diffused, but from its habits not much 

 observed. The range of this genus extends to Eastern Bengal, and I have 

 been assured, on good authority, that it inhabits the island of Preparis, 

 though it has not been met with either in the Andaman or JSTicobar Islands. 

 Yosmaer's figure (1770) of his " Bengaalschen Luiaard" very well represents 

 the race inhabiting Sylhet and Arakan. In Malacca it is more deeply 

 coloured; and M. Ad. Milne-Edwards separates that of Siam and Cochin- 

 China by the name N. cinereus.j 



Sub-order PLEUROPTERA. 

 Fam. Galseopitliecidse. 

 11. Gal^opithectts volans. 

 Lemur volans, L. ; Vespertilio admirabilis^ Bontius ; figured in Marsden's " History of 

 Sumatra," pi. ix. MyooTe-hloimg-pyau, i.e. embryo-monkey flying, Mason. 



The range of the Cobego, a very remarkable but common Malayan 

 animal, extends certainly to Mergui, where skins of it were procured by 

 Major Berdmore ; but Mr. Dunn states that he possessed a living specimen 

 that was obtained about one hundred miles up the Koladyne river, which 

 flows from the North into Akyab harbour! He was moreover positive 

 about the correctness of the identification.^: According to Sir T. Stamford 

 Raffles, writing in 1820, "this animal, the leuhurg of the Malays, is too 

 well known to require description. It usually hangs from the branch of 



a tree suspended by its four hands Mr. Marsden's figure gives a 



very good idea of this animal."§ Mr. Wallace remarks that "it is 

 sluggish in its motions, at least by day, going up a tree by short runs of 

 a few feet, and then stopping a moment as if the action was difficult. 

 It rests during the day, clinging to the trunks of trees, where its olive or 

 brown fur, mottled with irregular whitish spots and blotches, resembles 

 closely the colour of mottled bark, and no doubt helps to protect it. Once 



* J. A. S. B. vii. p. 859. 



t Ann. Sc. Nat. 1837, vii. p. 161, Nouv. Arch, de Museum, iii. Bulletin p. 9, pi. 3. 



1 P. Z. S. 1863, p. 370. § Tr. Lin. Soc. xiii. p. 248. 



