ADDITIONAL NOTES. 
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MAMMALIA. 
Order Quadrumana. 
Fam. Lemurida;. 
Gen. Loris. 
Loris tardigradus (Linn.). 
Stenops tardigradus. 
Slow-paced Lemur. 
Kokong (Malay name). 
Fur thick and soft, of a chesnut colour, mixed in some parts with 
silvery gray ; below, the colour is much lighter than that above, and 
the gray predominates j the forehead is white, with a ring of dark 
chcsnufc round each eye ; a line of this colour extends from the eye 
to the upper head and meets there, thence again extend three band- 
like markings, one down the hack and the others over each ear ; the 
eyes are remarkably large, soft, and stupid in their expression. 
Length from the nose to the tail (which is almost rudimentary), 
11| inches. 
Length of nose to ear, 2 inches. 
„ of nose to anterior corner of eye, 10 lines. 
„ of fore leg, inches. 
„ of hind leg, inches. 
The first finger of the hind foot is furnislied with a long claw. 
These animals, though very common on the main-land of 
Lovneo, are rare in Imbnan; the natives of Borneo frequently 
keep them as pets, feeding them on rice, fruit, and other vege- 
table products ; they are, however, very fond of milk and 
blood, and sometimes, when in confinement, kill fowls ; during 
the day they can hardly be aroused, but at night become very 
active, climbing about most nimbly; when kept in a cage, 
they sleep rolled up in a ball, and. holding on to the bars with 
one or two of their hands. One, however, which was seen by 
Mr. Motley in a tree at Brune, apj>arently asleep, was hanging 
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