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and habit, but their hands (or forepaws) are 

 destitute of thumbs, or have them only in a 

 quite rudimentary condition. 



Many of the species are decorated with 

 beautiful fur, so that their skins are an article 

 of commerce, and are often made to cover 

 ladies' muffs. There are various species of 

 Colobi. 



Temminck's Colobus (Fig. 11) inhabits 

 Sierra Leone. The White-thighecl Colobus 

 (Fig. 10), a most beautiful animal, is from 

 the banks of the Gambia. 



The third sub-family (Cynopithecince) con- 

 tains three genera, namely, Cercojjithecus, 

 Macacus, and Otocephalus. The first of these, 

 Ceixopitheciw, is made up of smaller, long- 

 tailed African monkeys, some of which are 

 very common in our menageries ; as are 

 also species of the second and Asiatic genus 

 Macacus, in which the length of the tail is 

 different in different kinds. Some of the 

 Cercopitheci are very attractive little beasts, 

 and the females and young are often kept as 



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