GALAGO MOHOLI. — Smith. 
Mammalia. — Plate VIII. 
G. supra murinus infra albus ; artibus extern^ flavo-tinctis ; strigA inter frontem et nasum, labiis, capitis 
lateribus infrtl et post oculos albis ; cauda rufo-brunnea ; auribus carneis ; oculis aurantiis. 
Longitudo e naso ad caudoc apicem 16 unc. 
Galago Moholi, Rep. of Exped. App. page 42, -June, 1836. 
Colour.— The upper parts of the head and neck, the back, the sides of 
the body, and the outer and hinder surfaces of extremities intermediate 
between pearl and yellowish-grey ; the back is finely brindled from the dark 
colour of the basal portion of the fur being here and there seen through the 
surface tints ; the extremities are of a lighter hue than the other parts enu- 
merated, and their outer and hinder surfaces are distinctly tinted with yellow; 
the middle of the face, the lips, the sides of the head, below and behind the 
eyes, the chin, throat, abdomen, and the upper surface of the fingers white ; 
inner surfaces of extremities white tinged with yellow. Tail glossy, the 
colour intermediate between yellowish-brown and cochineal red, — the fur 
is, throughout, of the same colour, that of the other parts is a dark 
slate colour except at and near its surface. Ears flesh-coloured, and 
the dow n wdiich is very sparingly scattered over their outer surface is pure 
w hite. Eyes deep topaz yellow ; the palms of hands and under surface 
of the fingers are of a flesh-colour tinged with brown. 
Form, &c. — Figure slender and elegant. Head broad, subglobular, and 
anteriorly terminated by a short, high and almost pointed nose. Teeth 18 
in each jaw, viz. incisors f , canines |-t, false molars t-t, true molars Ears 
large, bare, and patulous, their tips rather narrow and slightly rounded; 
the outer margin of each ear has two faint emarginations and the internal or 
anterior surface of each is distinctly marked with four or more transverse 
furrows, between w hich are corresponding transverse ridges ; the eyeballs and 
the pupils large ; anterior extremities short and slender ; posterior ones long, 
rather robust, and each is terminated by four fingers and an opposable 
thumb, the tips of which are dilated and depressed, the nail oi the fore- 
finger of each of the hinder extremities is narrow, convex, considerably 
elongated beyond the soft parts, and obtusely pointed ; all the other nails 
both of the anterior and posterior extremities small, thin, flat, roundish or 
ovate in form, and not extended to the points of the fingers, fail cylindrical, 
