. Catalogue of monkeys, lemurs, and fruit-eating bats in the ... Museum. n. INDRIS. 91 than the metatarsus. Tail rudimentary, very short. The great toe very long, slender, and covered with hair. Liehauotus, ///(V/er, 1811. Pitheleniur, Lesson, 1840. Indris, Lucep.; Geaff. ludri, Cuvier. Stolicnus, Flem. Indris brevicaudatus. Blach Luh-i. Blackish ; ears short, rounded; muzzle, abdomen, and inside of limbs greyish ; loins white. Indris brevicaudatus, Geoff. Ann. 3Ins. xix. p. lo7. Lcnnir indri. Gmel. i. p. 42. Liclianotus niger, Grai/. L. indri, Il/i(/ci: ludi-i maucaco, Penn. Qniid. i. p.
. Catalogue of monkeys, lemurs, and fruit-eating bats in the ... Museum. n. INDRIS. 91 than the metatarsus. Tail rudimentary, very short. The great toe very long, slender, and covered with hair. Liehauotus, ///(V/er, 1811. Pitheleniur, Lesson, 1840. Indris, Lucep.; Geaff. ludri, Cuvier. Stolicnus, Flem. Indris brevicaudatus. Blach Luh-i. Blackish ; ears short, rounded; muzzle, abdomen, and inside of limbs greyish ; loins white. Indris brevicaudatus, Geoff. Ann. 3Ins. xix. p. lo7. Lcnnir indri. Gmel. i. p. 42. Liclianotus niger, Grai/. L. indri, Il/i(/ci: ludi-i maucaco, Penn. Qniid. i. p. 228. ludri uiger, Audeh. Indris, t. 7. f. 1. Indri, ISomiend, Voy. Lid. ii. t. 688; ScJireb. t. 38, c. Pithe- leniur iudi"i, Lesson, Sjjec. Matnm. i. p. 208. Var. white, called Slmpoune. Inch-is albus, Vinson, C'ompt. Rend. Iv. p. 829. Hah. Madagascar. Fitr. Indris hreviedudatus. (11 iixlrv.) The claws, like those of most of the Lemurkhv, when perfect, are keeled, and end in an acute ; SlcuU. Length 3" 10'", breadth 2" 3". The four lower cutting-teeth of the Indris occupy about the same space as the six in the other genera, the central ones being broader, while in the other genera the two central pairs are very much com- pressed and slender ; and the upper cutting-teeth are stronger and broader; indeed the general character of the skull is to be stronger, though the teeth are fewer. In other respects there is very little difFcreuce in the 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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