_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.