J/AMMALfA. 470 



S. piLE.vTus, Blyth. 



Colour dark asliy grey, passing into black at the extremity of flie tail. The 

 whiskers before the cars long and divergent, and continued down the sides of the 

 cheeks to the chin, forming a short but distinct ruif. Throat, chest, and part of the 

 belly bright yellow, paling to yellowish, on the remaining under ])arts. 



This species represents S. EnMlm of Bengal, in Burma, and ranges from Assam 

 through Tippcra to the valley of the Irrawaddy, and as far south as Tenasserim. 



S. OBScuRrs, Reid. 



The dusky-leaf monkey. Jfyouk-linyo. 



Colour ashy or brownish-black, dark(;st on tlic face, sides, and shoulders. TTands 

 and feet deep black, under parts paler coloured. " This aninud," Blyth remarks, "is 

 the most common species of the genus in the Malayan Peninsula, from which its 

 range extends at least to the province of Mergui, where it was obtained hj- the late 

 Major Berdmore. It has also been received from Siam, and is likewise an inhabitant 

 of Sumatra, if not also of Borneo. The adults are blacl;ish, with hair upon the nape 

 lengthened and couspiimously whitish. The newly bom 5-oung arc of a vivid golden- 

 ferruginous colour, which soon changes to dusky-ash, and is continued latest upon 

 the tail." 



S. cirRT0G.\siER, Lich. 



"The mature animal has the upper part'', lindis, and tail blarkish, the hairs 

 firruginous on the basal half; a slight band crossing the forehead, cheeks, front, throat, 

 and front of neck, sullied white; rest of the lower parts deep and bright ferruginous, 

 wluch tinges the inner side of the limbs ; face colourless, or pinkish white. Young 

 wholly pale ferruginous, somewhat darker on the hands and feet. There is a slight 

 compressed crest on the vertex, but no distinct whisker-tufts, or lengthened hair on 

 the nape" (Blyth). 



This species was procured in Tenasserim, by Hclfcr. 



S. CRISTATUS, Raftl. 

 P. Phayrei, Blyth. 



The silvery-leaf monkey. Myouk-myek-gwen-hpyu. 



Colour silvery dark ash, whitish below. Crested vertex and long whisker-tufts, 

 which conceal the ears, in front. Face leaden black, except the mouth and lips, 

 which are pinkish. 



Inhabits Ai'akan, Tenasserim, Sumatra, Borneo. 



Sub-order BUrANA. 



lIoMO, Linnccus. 



H. Andamanensis. 



The Mincopie. 



Of all the various races living within the dominions of the Empress of India, 

 there are none more calling for study than the race or races inhabiting the Andamuu 

 Islands, of one of which races, however, we may be said to know nothing lieyond the 

 bare fact of its presence in North and Middli; Andamans, though the adjoining island 

 has been occupied by us as a penal settlement for over a quarter of a centurj". Kurz 

 made a powerful appeal, in the interests of science, for a thorough l)otanical survey 

 of the Andaman group, and zoologically the islands are no less interesting than they 

 are botanically ; but the apathy of the Englisli Oovemment in promoting research of 

 a purely scientific character is too ingrained to be overcome by any isolated njipeal, 

 and the islands are themselves too little known and too out of the way to fall witliiu 

 the sphere of private enterprise. Mr. A. O. Hume gives a few details of the in- 

 habitants in Stray Feathers (vol. ii. p. GO), when describing his interesting cruise to 

 the Andamans and Nicobars, accompanied by Stoliczka, Wood-Mason and Ball, who 

 figure tliroughout under the respective characters ' Philosopher,' ' Crustacean ' or 



