Fig. 238.— Wliite-footed Lemur. 
call it the Man of the Woods, because of its resemblance — though 
remote — to our own species. When standing erect it measures 
forty inches. Naturally of a mild temper, it readily submits to 
captivity, and can even be trained to hunt. 
The Propithecus (Bennett) differs from the Indri by its smaller 
size and by its tail, which is nearly as long as its body. Its coat 
is yellow-coloured, varied with brown. A wide collar surrounds 
its face, and terminates above the eyes in a kind of crown, which 
has given it the name of the Diadem Propithecus (Fig. 240). The 
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pithecus, and the Avahi. Very little is known of tho habits of 
these animals ; for we are only cognisant of the fact that they 
live in forests and subsist on fruits. They are the largest of the 
Quadrumana of Madagascar, and those which most closely resemble 
the true Monkeys. Their posterior limbs are longer than the 
anterior ones, a circumstance which renders a vertical attitude 
more easy. 
The Indri Lichanotus (Illiger), Fig. 239, was discovered, as well 
as the Aye- Aye, by Sonnerat. The inhabitants of Madagascar 
