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Show 124 ON A RING-TAILED LEMUR AND YOUNG. [Feb. 20, striking resemblance between the mule and foal, writh light-coloured muzzle and a light-coloured ring round the eyes. The fact of this mule giving birth to this foal and of having suckled her admits of no doubt. Mr. M'Gilp, the Manager of the Carriewerloo Estate, informed m e that there was no other mare in foal on his property, and therefore it could not have been adopted by the mule mare as was suggested as a possibility. The only question is whether the sire was a Jack ass or a 2 yrs. old cast Stallion. "There has already been some correspondence about this incident in the 'Australasian/ and a letter appeared on Oct. 14th from ' Bruni,' the Naturalist Correspondent who had previously expressed doubts on the subject, but when seeing the animals was convinced that they were mother and foal." Mr. R. I. Pocock, F.Z.S., the Superintendent of the Gardens, exhibited the photograph of a Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta), Text-fig. 48. Ring-tailed Lemur and young. belonging to Mr. W . S. Gilbert, F.Z.S., to illustrate the method of riding on the back of the mother adopted by the half-gixnvn |