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Of this genus, some are totally destitute of a 

 tail, while others have that part of great length. 

 Of the tailless kind, is the Lemur Tardigradus, or 

 Slow Lemur, a native of the East Lidian islands, 

 and particularly of Ceylon. This animal . is ex- 

 cessively slow in all its motions, more particularly 

 during the day ; and it is fi'om this circumstance 

 that it has been sometimes called the Ceylon Sloth, 

 though not at all allied in any other respect to the 

 Sloths properly so called, or the Bradypus tribe. 

 Another and somewhat smaller species of Lemur, 

 which has been often confounded with the former, 

 is the slender-limbed Lemur : it is destitute of a 

 tail, and is distinguished by the remarkable slen- 

 derness of its limbs. It is said to be naturally ra- 

 ther a quick and lively animal than slow in its 

 motions. 



Among the long-tailed species of Lemur, the 

 most elegant is the Lemur Catta of Linnaeus, or 

 ring-tailed Macauco, an animal of great beauty^ 

 and a perfect contrast to the Slow Lemur in its 

 manners; being a species of great agility, and 

 leaping with peculiar lightness and ease. It is 

 often brought over to Europe, and is easily ren- 

 dered domestic. The L. MongoZy or brown Ma- 



