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lives on the trees, and is slow in its move- 
ments. It has an opiDosable thumb on each 
of the hands ; the fore-liands, however, want 
the forefinger, and the other fingeis are set 
in such a manner that the hands appear like 
pairs of pincers. The body is thick-set, 
and of a reddish-gray color ; the tail is 
short. Though specimens have been seen 
in London and Paris, its habits in a state 
of natm-e are little known. It is said, how- 
ever, to feed on vegetables, and chiefly the 
cassada. 
Genus GALAGO : Galago. — There are 
several species of this exceedingly pretty 
animal, — some natives of the woods of Sene- 
gal, where one kind receives the name of 
Khoyah; others are found in Southern Af- 
rica. They have the organization of the 
primates, with the graceful appearance of 
the squirrels. The head is large and round ; 
the membranaceous ears remarkably large, 
and closed when the animal is sleeping ; the 
eyes are large,, and of a soft expression ; the 
fur soft, the tail long ; the teeth twenty- 
six, as with the maki, loris, and sapajou. 
They are mostly nocturnal, sleeping m 
grassy nests in the trunks of trees during 
the day : are of an inoffensive disposi- 
tion, and live among the trees, feeding on 
insects, small biixls, fruit, and gum. They 
are very active, and in their grimaces and 
gesticulations resemble the monkeys. 
The species are the Senegal Galago, 
G. Senegalensis ; the Black Galago, 6^^. 
Alleni ; G. crassicaudatus^ the largest spe- 
cies ; and G. Demidoffii, or Little Galago, 
the smallest of the family. 
Genus TARSIER : Tarsius.—The Spec- 
ter Tarsier, T. spectrum^ called Podje by 
the natives, is the only species of this genus, 
and. is found in Borneo, the Celebes, and 
Banca. From the latter it is sometimes 
called T. Bancanus. The naturalists have 
been greatly embarrassed as to the family 
it belongs to: some have called it a jer- 
boa, some a lemur, and some a relation of 
the marsupial animals of New Holland. 
It is at last wisely determined to make it 
a genus by itself It is an exceedingly 
graceful little creature, about the size of a 
common rat, yet resembling the monkeys 
in form. It is gentle and tranquil, and 
feeds on insects. Its fur is soft, and the 
