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gracility of limbs and body being in all equally 

 conspicuous. 



It has been observed, in a note relative to the 

 former species, that this is the animal figured in 

 Buffon ; and it is farther remarkable, that, by an 

 aukward mismanagement relative to the posture, 

 it is made to appear a short instead of long-bodied 

 animal. 



The figure in the present work is from a beau- 

 tiful and perfect specimen in the Leverian Mu- 

 seum; but which, representing the animal in a 

 ringent state, exhibits perhaps an air of fierceness 

 not perfectly according with its character. 



INDRI. 



Lemur Indri. L. ecaudatus niger, subtiu griseus, facie natibusque 



albidis. 

 Tailless black Lemur, greyish beneath, with the face and 



fpace round the tail whitish. 

 Indri. Sonnerat vcy. 2. pi. \\z.pl. 8. 



Lemur Indri. L. ecaudatus niger. Lin. Syst. Nat. Gmel. p. 42. 

 Indri Macauco. Pennant Quadr. \.p. 2 2 8. 



This is a very large species. It is entirely of 

 a black-colour, except on the face, which is grey- 

 ish : a greyish cast also prevails towards the lower 

 part of the abdomen, and the rump is white. 

 The face is of a lengthened or dog-like form : the 

 ears shortish and slightly tufted : the hair or fur 

 is silky and thick, and in some parts of a curly 

 or crisped appearance : it is the largest animal of 



