FLYING COLUGOo 
itself implying considerable doubt, he observes 
that, as it's teeth were not regularly known, 
it's true genus coulcl not possibly be determined. 
The genuine characters of this genus appear 
to have been first ascertained by Dr. Pallas, 
in the description with which he accompa- 
nied the excellent figure annexed, in the 
Transactions of the Academy of Peieasborgta 
for the year I780. 
The Flying Colugo has, however, been 
since very minutely described by several na- 
turalists: but it is remarked, that B-uffon has 
entirely omitted to notice this animal j 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- 
mirabilis, of Bontius; the Felis Volans Ter- 
natea, of Seba; the Cato-Siraius Volans Ca- 
melli, of Petiver; the Galeopithecus, of Pailas; 
and the Flying Maucauco, of Pennant. 
These 
