THE MACAQUES. 27 



Macacus erythrceus, Schl., Miis. Pays-Bas, vii., p. 112 (1876). 

 Macacus lastotis, Anderson, Zool. Exped. Yun-nan, p. 83 

 (1878 pt.). 

 Characters. — The Macacus tcheliensis is another species with 

 a very close affinity to M. rhesus^ and to M. lasiotis. Dr. 

 Anderson, indeed, has united the Tcheli and the Hairy-eared 

 Macaques under one species ; while Dr. Sclater is not pre- 

 pared to consider either of them, or M. cyclopis in addition, to 

 be distinct from M. rhesus. 



M. tcheliensis has the tail as long only as the hind foot, and 

 densely clothed with long hair. Fur rather long, soft, and 

 silky, and thicker than in the normal M. rhesus. General 

 colour brilliant reddish-fawn, especially on the hinder part of 

 the back and on the tail; sides of the cheeks and shoulders grey- 

 ish, the yellow rings of the hair being absent ; under surface of 

 the body and inner side of the limbs grey ; hands and feet 

 greyish-fawn. 



The skulls of M. lasiotis and M. tcheliensis are scarcely dis- 

 tinguishable from each other. 



Distribution. —North China. Dr. Bushell, of H.M. Legation 

 in Pekin, who was the first to send this rare Monkey to Europe, 

 writes, in a letter dated 17th January, 1880 : " It was obtained 

 by me from the mountains near Yung-ling or Eastern Mauso- 

 leum, of the reigning Manchu dynasty, situated about 70 li 

 from Pekin, in latitude 40^ N. It is covered with a thick 

 fur fitted to endure the bitterly cold winter of this part of 

 North China, where the thermometer frequently goes down to 

 lo'* below zero." 



Habits. — Nothing has yet been recorded of the habits of this 

 Macaque in a state of nature. 



