is nearly that of a young cat. Its colour a uniform 
palifli brown, but the eyes are furrounded with circles 
of deep brown or blackifli, which unite on the top of 
the forehead, and from thence a continued line of brown 
runs down the back. The fur on the whole animal is 
remarkably fine and foft. The face very flat, but the 
nofe fomewhat fharpened. The eyes are large and ex¬ 
tremely convex, fo as to appear like perfect hemif- 
pheres. The irides are amber-coloured. Ihe inner 
toe of each hind-foot is furnilhed with a lharp, crook¬ 
ed claw, while the reft of the toes have flat, rounded 
nails. It inhabits' woods, and feeds on fruit ; but is 
likewife faid to cat animal food, and to kill fmall birds, 
but this, on account of its extreme flownefs, does not 
feem very probable. 
There is another fpecies of this genus, which agrees 
with this in many particulars, and is deftitute of a tail, 
and has fometimes been confounded with it; but in 
reality it is a very different fpecies ; being much final 1- 
er, and having both limbs and body much thinner in 
proportion : it is called by feveral authors by the name 
of the Loris. 
