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MAMMALIAN DESCENT. 



[Lect. VII. 



modified, counterparts of the early existing Mammals. 

 In the Tupaia we have, evidently, a type which varied 

 in Uyo directions at once ; it became, in a sense, double- 

 minded; it was, therefore, impossible for it to ascend to 

 any height towards any one of our modern groups ; its 

 tendency towards the Lemurs hindered it from becom- 

 ing a carnivorous beast. 



Fig. 15. — New-bom young of Flying Cat {GaleopUhecus) 



two-thirds nat. size. 



sp. 



If the last type, the Tupaia, is an uj^ward-looking form, 

 the next to be mentioned — the Colugo, or Flying Cat 

 {Galeopithecus) — certainly looks downwards. 



This latter type is the opprobrium of zoologists, as such ; 

 it will not fit in well anywhere ; but to evolutionists, it is 

 a very god-send. The Insectivora have got it amongst 

 them, at last, but it is as lonely as a stray Elephant in 



