MOZAMBIQUE MONKEY 7 



at the age of ten months — was not even half grown, so 

 that the growth to maturity would probably occupy three 

 to four years. The newly-born Vervet is of a much 

 darker and greener shade than the adults, which becomes 

 paler and greyer as the animal gets older. When a fort- 

 night old he was first allowed on the ground, but not 

 beyond arm's length of his doting mother, whose fond 

 and solicitous regard was ludicrous, and even touching. 

 At the age of one month he climbed about the branches 

 of the tree-perches by himself, but was not allowed to 

 go far. The Zoo possessed several pure albinos of the 

 Vervet (with pink eyes) from the Orange River, pre- 

 sented by Mr. Montague Gadd, of Tafelberg, the first of 

 which after four years in the gardens died of acute 

 dysentery. 



Mona albigularis, var. beirensis. Mozambique Monkey. 



Mozamhik Aap. 



The colour on the head and shoulders is a dark 

 speckled greenish grey, the cheeks being paler. The 

 region from the back to the tail is of a speckly greenish 

 yellow, the hair being ringed with alternate yellow and 

 black. Below, greyish or dirt}^ white, with the exception 

 of the chin and upper chest, which is pure white. 

 The fore limbs are black, the hinder limbs paler (ashy 

 black), the feet are black, and the root of the tail is 

 rufous. Base of tail yellowish rufous, darkening to the 

 final three-quarters, which is quite black. There is no 

 white frontal band on the forehead. This animal is about 

 the same size as the Vervet. It is an East African 

 species, and was included by Mr. W. L. Sclater in the 

 fauna of South Africa on the strength of an example 

 collected at Umtali in Mashonaland, and presented to 



