Color

Quebec Marmot or Weenusk. (Arctomys Empetra.)

Jelerung or Javan Squirrel. (Sciurus Javensis.) Now called a Jelerang or a giant squirrel (Ratufa bicolor).

Banded Mungous. (Mungos faciatus.) Now it's spelled "mongoose"; so this is a "Banded Mongoose".

Yagouarondi. (Leopardus Yagouarondi.) Now called a Jaguarundi.

Red Macauco. (Lemur rufus.) Now called a "Red Lemur".

Whiskered Yarke. (Pithecia rufiventer.) Now called a "White-faced Saki".

Vitoe. (Nyctipithecus felinus.) Today it is called an "Owl Monkey" or "Night Monkey".

A plate from Edward Lear's "Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots", published in 1832. This is Psittacula swinderniana, the Swindern’s Parakeet.

A plate from Edward Lear's "Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots", published in 1832. This is Psittacula rubrifrons, the Red-Fronted Parakeet.

A plate from Edward Lear's "Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots", published in 1832. This is Psittacula torquata, the Collared Parakeet.