438 VISITS TO MADAGASCAR,. chap. xvi. 
for a long time, and numbers are sold to the masters of vessels 
and others visiting the port. We had one on board the ship in 
THE. BING-TAILED LEMUR. 
which I made my first voyage from Madagascar. It was a fine 
animal, and during the twenty-eight days of our passage I had 
many opportunities of observing its disposition and habits. 
