. Catalogue of monkeys, lemurs, and fruit-eating bats in the ... Museum. 8. LKPILEMUK. 87 Fi-. 1 Lepile7nur murinus. (Mivart.) * B;ick uuit'orm. Species 1. ** Back with black streak, forked on forehead. Species '2. * Back uniform. 1. Lepilemur murinus. B. M. Back pale reddish grey, uuderpart of the fur deep black; broad streak up the nose between the orbits, the checks, and the underside whitish ; in front of the orbits on the side of the nose brown ; tail rather l)rownor, slender, rather longer than the head and body; ears ratlier largo, rounded at the end, pale, covered with short scatte
. Catalogue of monkeys, lemurs, and fruit-eating bats in the ... Museum. 8. LKPILEMUK. 87 Fi-. 1 Lepile7nur murinus. (Mivart.) * B;ick uuit'orm. Species 1. ** Back with black streak, forked on forehead. Species '2. * Back uniform. 1. Lepilemur murinus. B. M. Back pale reddish grey, uuderpart of the fur deep black; broad streak up the nose between the orbits, the checks, and the underside whitish ; in front of the orbits on the side of the nose brown ; tail rather l)rownor, slender, rather longer than the head and body; ears ratlier largo, rounded at the end, pale, covered with short scattered hairs on the outside. Lemur miiriiuis. Miller, Cim. Phi/s. p. 2o, t. 13. Microcebus miuinus, Waterhoim', Cat. J/«s. Zoo!. Soc. p. 12. no. 90 (male). Galago minor, Orai/, Ann. ^- Mni/. X. II. 1842, x. p. ? Little Macaco, Pvnn. Quad. Tiepilenna- murinus, Gray, P. Z. S. 1803, p. 143. Ilah. Madagascar : from Zoological Society. ililler's figures very well represent tliis animal, but the tail is more bushy and browner than in our specimens; the feet are of the proper size and form. The skuU of the adidt male has a rather longer nose than those of the ty])ical Galago ; and the orljitsare very largo, but scarcely so large as some of the species of that genus. Tt is 1" 2|"'long, and 9^, lines broad. The two front upper cutting- teeth are large and bitid, the inner ones small and eylinchical. The upper canines are erect; the lower ones are decumlient. Tlie first and second upper false grinders are slightly conical and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum. Department of Zoology. [Mammals]; Gray, John Edward, 1800-1875. London
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