MONKEYS. 149 
THE LEMUR AND THE MONGOOS, 
(Lemur nigrifrons, and Lemur albifrons,) 
May be considered as the connecting link between the 
Monkeys and the genuine quadrupeds. Their habits are 
nocturnal, whence they have been called Lemurs, or 
ghosts. They pass a considerable portion of the day in 
sleep, rolled up like a ball, with the large tail passed be- 
tween the hind legs, and twisted round the neck. They 
live iu troops, more or less numerous, like the apes and 
monkeys, on trees, and climb with great quickness, and 
leap with BO much force, as frequently to rise ten feet at 
a single bound. They feed on fruit, roots, &c., and carry 
their food to their mouth with their hands, like the apes ; 
their voice, when not alarmed, is a quick grunt. They 
are all inhabitants of Madagascar. Their nocturnal and 
unobtrusive habits may probably account in some degree 
for the rarity of their appearance ; they are, however, 
widely spread, having been also found in Bengal, and 
other parts of Hindostan, in Ceylon, and Java. The 
above specimens are from the Zoological Gardens, and 
are the White-fronted, and the Black and White Lemurs. 
