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A curious genus of small monkeys of nocturnal habits is 
found in the interior of South America. They are gentle 
and timid in disposition, and pass most of the day in sleep. 
The Three-banded Douroucouli (. Nyctipithecus trivirgatus ), 
is the most common of these monkeys. 
The monkeys of the New World range from about twenty- 
three degrees north to thirty degrees south latitude; the 
extreme northern point which they reach in the eastern 
hemisphere being in Japan, about forty-one degrees north 
latitude. 
A considerable group of animals of curious organization, 
many of whose forms resemble apes, while others reach off 
towards the lower types of animals, constitutes the order 
Lemures —Lemurs or Half-apes. They are all nocturnal, live 
in trees, and feed on fruits, insects, and small birds and 
quadrupeds. They number some fifty species, and are native 
to south-eastern Asia, central Africa, and the island of Mada¬ 
gascar, which contains a large proportion of the whole num¬ 
ber of species. Of those sometimes seen in the collection— 
the Grand Galago ( Galago crassicaudata) is from Mozam¬ 
bique, and the Mongoose Lemur {Lemur mongoz), the 
Ring-tailed Lemur (Z. eatta ), the Black Lemur (Z. 
macaco) , the Ruffed Lemur (Z. varius), and the White- 
fronted Lemur (Z. albifrons) are all natives of Madagascar. 
The Black Lemur is remarkable for the great difference 
which marks the sexes, the male being generally coal black, 
sometimes with a brownish tinge, while the female is of a 
light reddish or gray brown on the body, with a white ruff 
around the face. The Slow Loris (. Nycticebus tardigradus ) 
belongs to the tailless section of the group and is not un¬ 
common in collections, while Coquerel’s Dwarf-lemur 
{Microcebus coquereli ), from Madagascar is more rare. 
Lemuroid animals abounded in the Eocene period, and out 
of them were undoubtedly developed the Primates and prob¬ 
ably other orders. 
No. 12.—THE RESTAURANT. 
The Restaurant is on the right of the prescribed route 
after leaving the Eagle Aviary, and offers to the hungry 
visitor, ample facilities for supplying his necessities. 
Close by will be found the stand for donkeys. 
