TARSIER. 
the East-Indies. I at first imagined, that the 
Tarsier might belong to the same countries, 
on account of it's resemblance to the Jerboa. 
Both these animals are of the size of a mid- 
dling Rat. The hind legs of both are exces- 
sively long, and those before very short. In 
both, the jtail is of a prodigious length, and 
garnislied towards the extremity with long 
hairs. Both have very large eyes;, and eredt, 
large, open ears. In both, the inferior parts 
of the hind legs are naked, while the rest of 
the body is covered with hair. As these 
animals possess, in common, such peculiar 
chara6lers,. it might be presum.ed thai they 
were neighbouring species ; or, at leasts spe- 
cies produced by the same climate and countrv. 
From a com.parison of their other parts, how- 
ever, this is rendered extremely doubtful. 
The Tarsier has five toes on all it's feet: and 
may be said to have four hands , for it's five 
toes are verv long, and well separated. The 
thumbs of the hind feet terniinate in a fiat 
nail; and, thoudi the nails of the other toes 
be pointed, they are so short and small, that 
the arimal can. use it's four feet iii the same 
manner as hands. I'he Jerboa, on the con- 
trary, 
