Chapter V: The White-Handed Lemur. Lemur Albimanus

_Le Maki aux pieds blancs_, Audebert, H. N. Singes, p. 10, pl. 1 (1797:
male).

_Lemur albimanus_, Is. Geoffr., Ann. Mus., xix., pp. 161-169 (1812);
Milne-Edw. et Grandid., Hist. Nat. Madag., Mamm., Atlas, pls. 156, 157,
162-164, 165, figs, 1 and 2 (1890).

_Lemur mongoz_ (nec L.), Schl., Mus. Pays. Bas., vii., p. 312 (1876,
pt.).

CHARACTERS.--Nose sharp and Dog-like; eyes oblique; ears, except the central portion, haired.

MALE.--Face, anterior to a line over the forehead, cheeks, snout (except a greyish wash on its sides and the upper lip) umber-brown; rest of head, neck, down to the middle of the back, and fore-limbs, grey; margins of ears, chin, and under surface of body white; rest of back and hind-limbs umber-brown; tail darker, except for a short distance at the base; upper surface of hands and feet grey. The nose varies in different species in the amount of grey colouring, and the forehead and face in depth of brown. Some specimens also have an arcuate black band over the forehead from one outer corner of the eye to the other.

FEMALE.--Greyish-black; nose grey; rest of face washed with brick-red, deeper on the forehead, cheeks, ears, and sides of neck, fainter in tint on the upper back; lower back and tail darker, except at the base, where it is washed with reddish-yellow. Hands and feet greyish-white. The colour of the face varies much in different specimens, being deeper or lighter rufous. {75}The arcuate band from the corners of the eyes over the forehead varies in breadth and depth of colour.

DISTRIBUTION.--Madagascar; the precise locality unknown.