THE MACAQUES. 2T 



M. 1'hesus ; the outside of the fore-limbs, the back of the neck, 

 and region between the shoulders, brown, washed with yellow- 

 ish or golden ; upper surface of head pale yellowish-brown ; 

 flanks, front of fore-limbs, outer aspect of thighs, back of feet 

 and tail, darker ; under surface of body and inside of hmbs 

 yellowish-grey or greyish-yellow ; behind the angle of the mouth, 

 below and behind the ears, and on the chin, the hairs are yel- 

 lowish-grey, tipped with black ; face aild callosities, pale flesh- 

 coloured. 



The skull and skeleton agree closely wdth those of M. rhesus, 

 but are somewhat larger. Canine teeth long, and deeply 

 grooved in front. 



Distril)ution. — This Macaque inhabits the Himalayan ranges 

 as far west as Masuri, or perhaps further, from near the base of 

 the hills to a considerable elevation (^Blanford) ; it extends 

 eastwards from the Nepal Region of the Himalaya through 

 Assam and the north-eastern portion of Bengal into the upper 

 or hilly portion of the valley of the Irawady. {Anderson.) This 

 species is said to have its home generally between 3,000 and 

 6,000 feet above the sea. Dr. Anderson obtained on the Ira- 

 wady, 25 miles below Bhamo, a female out of a large colony 

 " living below the huge Deva-faced limestone cliff, at the foot of 

 which lies the small pagoda of Sessoungan. The crews of 

 passing boats and pious visitors generally throw rice and frirts 

 to these Monkeys as a work of merit." 



Habits. — This species probably represents a Himalo-Burman 

 race or sub-species of M. rhesus. Its habits are much the 

 same as those of that species, but it is said to have a slightly 

 different voice and to be more sluggish, according to Blan- 

 ford. 



