MYOXICEBUS 127 



of Bokomboula, and it inhabits the forests of bamboo. They found it 

 several journeys from the coast on the banks of the river Ambassuana. 

 This animal remains during the day asleep among the shoots of the 

 highest bamboos, the back curved, the head placed between the thighs, 

 and the tail covering the back. It is strictly nocturnal in its habits, and 

 does not perceive its enemies nor know of the hunter's approach. It 

 feeds on the bamboo leaves, which were always found filling the 

 stomach. It is very lazy during the day, but at night exhibits an 

 activity and agility that is incredible. It utters a feeble grunt similar 

 to that of a pig, but much less pronounced. The young are born in De- 

 cember or January. A young one kept in captivity lived on bananas 

 and cooked rice, but it only ate the latter when forced by hunger. It 

 had the bad habit of gnawing its tail as monkeys often do in captivity. 

 On pointing a finger at it, it flew into a rage, showed its teeth and 

 uttered sharp grunts. 



Myoxicebus olivaceus (I. Geoffroy). 



Hapalemur (!) olivaceus I. Geoff., Cat. Primates, 1851, p. 75; 

 Gray, Cat. Monkeys, Lemurs and Fruit-eating Bats, Brit. 

 Mus., 1870, p. 133 ; Fitzing., Sitzungsb. Metth. Naturw. Akad. 

 Wissensch. Wien, 1870, p. 654 ; Bartl., Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 

 1879, p. 768. 

 olivaceous lemur. Native name Coaline, (Bartlett). 



Type locality. Ampazenambe, Madagascar. Type in Paris Mu- 

 seum. 



Geogr. Distr. Eastern coast of Madagascar from Betsileo Prov- 

 ince, and north western parts to If assy. 



Genl. Char. General color olive brown, under parts dark. 



Color. Top of head, upper parts of body and outer side of limbs 

 of arms grayish brown ; rest of under parts pale fulvous ; inner side of 

 head behind ears and cheeks grayish ; throat and chest, and inner side 

 of arms grayish brown; rest of under parts pale fulvous; inner side of 

 legs grayish tinged with fulvous ; tail gray and black mixed, darkest on 

 median portion; hands and feet blackish brown; ears hidden in fur. 

 Ex type Paris Museum. 



Measurements. Total length about 620 ; tail, 425. Skull : occipito- 

 nasal length, 76.5 ; Hensel, 52 ; zygomatic width, 43.6 ; width of brain- 

 case, 32.5; palatal length, 36.7; median length of nasals, 13.4; length 

 of upper molar series, 22.8 ; length of mandible, 55.2 ; length of lower 

 molar series, 21. Ex specimen British Museum. 



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