4 io HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



The MonGooz is nearly the fame fize as the Ring- 

 tailed Macauco. 



Its fur is fine, foft, and woolly, — of a deep brownifh- 

 afli colour; the eyes are of a beautiful orange colour, 

 furrounded with black ; the ears are fhort ; cheeks white ; 

 end of the nofe black ; the tail very long, and covered 

 with hair of the fame fort and colour as the body ; its 

 hands and feet are naked, and of a dulky colour; its 

 nails, except one upon the inner toe of each hind foot, 

 are flat. 



It inhabits Madagafcar and the ifles adjacent, fleeps in 

 trees, is very playful and good-natured, feeds on fruits, 

 is extremely tender, and cannot bear any change to a lefs 

 temperate climate. 



The L O R I S 



is a very flender animal, and differs greatly from the pre- 

 ceding, both in form and manners. 



It is not much larger than a Squirrel, but its limbs are 

 longer; the hind legs greatly exceed the fore in length ; 

 the thumbs on each foot are more diftincl: and feparate 

 from the toes than thofe of other Macaucos ; its nofe is 

 pointed, like that of a Dog ; its forehead high ; ears 

 round and thin ; its fur is fhort and delicately foft, of a 

 tawny colour on the back, and whitifh below : It has no 

 tail. 



The Loris is a native of Ceylon, very adlive, lives in 

 trees, and feeds on fruit. Seba fays, the male climbs 

 the trees, and taftes the fruit before he prefents it to his 

 mate. 



