POTTO. 95 
this genus, and is said by ]\ions. Sonnerat, its 
first describer, to be three feet and a half high. 
It is said to be a gentle and docile animal, and to 
be trained, when taken young, for the chace, in 
the manner of a dog. Its voice resembles the 
crying of an infant. It is a nativ^e of Madagascar, 
where it is known by the name of Indri, which is 
said to signify the man of the wood. The nails in 
this species are flat, but pointed at the ends; and 
there is no appearance of a tail. The front or 
cutting teeth in the upper javv^ are four, accord- 
ing to Mons. Geolfroy (Magaz. Encyclopedique), 
not two, as mentioned by Mr. Sonnerat. 
POTTO. 
Lemur Potto. L. caudatus sulferrugimus , cauda unicolore* Lin, 
Sjsf. Nat. Gmel. p. 42. 
Tailed subferruginous Lemur, with tail of tlie same colour. 
Potto. Bosman Guin. 2. p. 30. /I 4. 
This seems at present an obscure species ; 
known only from the description and figure in 
Bosnian's account of Guinea. This description 
states that the animal is called Fotto by the na- 
tives, but by the Europeans Sloth, from the ex- 
treme slowness of its motions. He then ] roceeds 
to give the usual description of the rnai ners at- 
tributed to the real Sloth, such as its scaji e bting 
able to walk ten paces in a day; its eatii g up all 
the fruit and leaves of a tree, and thus becoming 
