is nearly that of a young cat. Its colour a uniform 

 palifh brown, but the eyes are furrounded with circles 

 of deep brown or blackifti, which unite on the top of 

 the forehead, and from thence a continued line of brown 

 runs down the back. The fur on the whole animal is 

 remarkably fine and foft. The face very flat, but the 

 nofe fomewhat fharpened. The eyes are large and ex- 

 tremely convex, fo as to appear like perfect hemif- 

 pheres. The irides are amber-coloured. The inner 

 toe of each hind-foot is furnifhed with a fharp, crook- 

 ed claw, while the reft of the toes have flat, rounded 

 nails. It inhabits' woods, and feeds on fruit; but is 

 likewife faid to eat animal food, and to kill fmall birds, 

 but this, on account of its extreme flownefs, does not 

 feem very probable. 



There is another fpecies of this genus, which agrees 

 with this in many particulars, and is deftitute of a tail, 

 and has fometimes been confounded with it ; but in 

 reality it is a very different fpecies ; being much final 1- 

 er, and having both limbs and body much thinner in 

 proportion : it is called by feveral authors by the name 

 of the Loris. 



