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the middle of the hack, the hairs being ringed with yellow and 

 brown, or black and brown ; sides of head, breast, under 

 surface of body, under sides of limbs, and under side of taU 

 greyish ; beard yellowish-brown. 



The hair is not annulated in the young animal. 



Distribution. — Japan. Common on the hills at Kioto, 

 according to Mr. Gower, who was H.B.M. Consul at Hiogo 

 in 1875. ^^- J- Reii^ records that it is found all over the 

 island of Nippon up to 41^ N. latitude, and has consequently 

 a further northern habitat than any other existing Monkey. 



Habits. — Nothing is known of the habits of the Japanese 

 Macaque ; but they are in all probability similar to those of its 

 Indian relatives. 



VL THE LEONINE MACAQUE. MACACUS LEONINUS. 



Macacus leoninus, Blyth, Cat. Mamm. Mus. A. S. Beng., p. 7 

 (1863) ; Sclater, P. Z. S., 1870, p. 663, pi. xxxv. (male 

 and female); Anderson, Zool. Exped. Yun-nan, p. 52 

 (1878; with full synonymy); Blanford, Faun. Brit. Ind. 

 Mamm., p. 18, fig. 6 (1891). 



Macacus andamajiensis^ Bartlett, Land and Water ^ viii., p. 57 

 (1869); P. Z. S., 1869, p. 467. 



hums leonmus, Blyth, J. A. S. Beng., xliv., p. 2 (1875). 



Characters. — A thick-set, short-limbed, somewhat Dog-like 

 animal ; head, broad, flat above ; the muzzle short ; tail short, 

 turned over the bapk, about one-third the length of the body. 



Upper surface of head with short fur radiating from the 

 vertex, " surrounded in front and on both sides by a horse-shoe- 

 shaped crest, the supra-orbital portion of which consists of very 

 stiff hairs." {£la?iford.) Face thinly covered with fine hairs ; 



