. Catalogue of monkeys, lemurs, and fruit-eating bats in the ... Museum. 9. MicuoRnYNcnus. 89 Dr. Dahlbom observes that this species would l)c a Lepilemur if it were without upper cutting-teeth; but as oMrLepihmures have these teetli, 1 think it had better be placed in this genus. Tail elongate ; lace rather compressed; orbit large, like Otof/ah ; the cutting-teeth produced horizontally in front, the lower much the longest ; the first upper false grinder elongate like a canine.— Blainv. Osteocf. i. t. 7. f. Fig. Li'pilt'inur furcifer. (Mivart.) Tribe III. MICRORHYNCHINA. Head short, subgl
. Catalogue of monkeys, lemurs, and fruit-eating bats in the ... Museum. 9. MicuoRnYNcnus. 89 Dr. Dahlbom observes that this species would l)c a Lepilemur if it were without upper cutting-teeth; but as oMrLepihmures have these teetli, 1 think it had better be placed in this genus. Tail elongate ; lace rather compressed; orbit large, like Otof/ah ; the cutting-teeth produced horizontally in front, the lower much the longest ; the first upper false grinder elongate like a canine.— Blainv. Osteocf. i. t. 7. f. Fig. Li'pilt'inur furcifer. (Mivart.) Tribe III. MICRORHYNCHINA. Head short, subglobose. Face short, ta2)ering. Eyes hirge. Ears small, hairy, hidden. 9. MICRORHYNCHUS. Tail elongate, cylindrical, hairy. Ears hidden under the fur. Thunil) and index finger without the second phalange. Xostrils se- parated by a narrow septum. Hind foot sliort and broad. Claws elongate, convex, acute ; claw of fii'st toe elongate, cylindrical. Microrhynchus, Jourdan, 18-'54; Grai/, P. Z. S. 180:5, p. 141. Ava- his, /. (ieoff. 188i"). Indris, A. Smith, 18.'{4. Semnocebus, /><•.<.;/, 1840. Licbunotus, 7///</<'»-; Wat/Ur. \\ahi,Jour(l. llabrocebus, Tf' 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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