61 FLOCKY , AND HEART-MARKED lEMUE, &C. 
like wool ; thong'll it appears brown and smooiliisit 
when young. The size is not mentioned. 
Flocky lemur. 
This animal is described by Soimerai, as a large 
species ; measuring a foot and nine inches from 
nose to tail ; the tail being also nine inches long. 
Its colour is a pale yellowish ferruginous on the 
upper parts,, and white beneath ; the tail, bright 
ferruginous. The fur is extremely soft and crisped, 
and of a deep colour on the region of the loins ; 
the face is black ; the ears small ; the eyes large, 
and of a greenish grey ; in the upper jaw are two 
fore teeth ; in the lower j aw, four ; the feet have 
five fingers, which have long claws, except the 
thumbs, which have rounded nails. Two smaller 
varieties of the flocky lemur, are described and 
figured in the supplement of Buffon. 
Heart-marked lemur. 
This animal has the face, upper part of the neck 
and back, hind part of the thighs, and the tail, 
black ; the under part of the neck and body, and 
the limbs, white. On the forehead is a large 
heart-shaped spot, pointing downwards. The 
tail is considerably longer than the body, and 
thickens gradually towards the tip. The feet are 
furnished on all the toes with strong jharp black 
claws ; in which particular it differs from other 
animals of this tribe. It is supposed to be an 
inhabitant of South America. 
Galago, or whitish lemur. 
This is one of the smaller species, measuring 
about six or seven inches from the nose to the tail. 
