FLYING COLUGO, 
itself implying considerable doubt, he observ 
that, as it's teeth were not regularly know 
it's true genus could not possibly be determine 
The genuine characters of this genus appe 
to have been first ascertained by Dr. Pall 
in the description with which he accompa 
nied the excellent figure annexed, in th 
Transactions of the Academy of Petersburg! 
for the year I780. 
The Flying Colugo has, however, beer 
since very minutely described by several na- 
turalists: but it is remarked, that Buff on 
entirely omitted to notice this animal ; though 
it had, in his time, been mentioned by various 
other authors, as well as by the great Linnaeus. 
The Galeopithecus Volans, or Flying Co- 
lugo, is in truth the Lemur Volans, or Flying 
Maucauco, of Linnaeus; the Vespertilio Ad- 
mirabiiis., of Bontius; the Felis Volans Ter- 
natea, of Seba; the Cato-Siraius Volans Ca- 
me Hi, of Petiver; the Galeopithecus, of Pallas; 
and the Flying Maucauco, of Pennant. 
These 
