12 . MAMMALIA. [Chap. I. 
The only other quadrumanous animal found in Cey- 
lon is the little loris 1 , which, from its sluggish move- 
ments, nocturnal habits, and consequent inaction during 
the day, has acquired the name of the <c Ceylon Sloth." 
THE LORIS. 
There are two varieties in the island ; one of the ordi- 
nary fulvous brown, and another larger, whose fur is 
entirely black. A specimen of the former was sent to 
me from Chilaw, on the western coast, and lived for 
some time at Colombo, feeding on rice, fruit, and vege- 
tables. It was partial to ants and other insects, and 
was always eager for milk or the bone of a fowl. The 
naturally slow motion of its limbs enables the loris to 
1 Loris gracilis, Geof. 
