THE GUENONS. 6l 



entire length) black, instead of being grey or yellow, as in the 

 Malbrouck. It differs from both the Malbrouck and Grivet in 

 having, according to Martin, long coarse fur, greyer in tint 

 above, with a slighter wash of olive {= C. lalandii of Geoffroy) ; 

 or in being more reddish-yellow or yellowish-green above 

 (the true C. pygerythrus) ; also by having conspicuous super- 

 ciliary bristles. The less thick and heavy muzzle and the green 

 scrotal region distinguish it from the Malbrouck ; the rust-red 

 coloured hair on the space below the root of the tail distin- 

 guishes it from the Grivet. Length of body, 22 inches; tail, 

 27 inches. 



The female is slightly smaller than the male. 



Distribution. — South Africa : Cape Colony. " The Vervet is 

 common in the forests along the Great Fish river, and other 

 streams between Algoa Bay and Cape Town. Its range ex- 

 tends also along the Natal coast, throughout the Amakozi 

 country, and Caffreland generally." {Martin) Zambesia. 

 On Kilimanjaro. Mr. H. H. Johnston observed it to be com- 

 mon, at 5,000 feet, in the cultivated gardens round the village 

 of Moshi, and in the forests lower down, at Taveita. 



Habits. — Their food consists of fruits, and particularly of the 

 gum which exudes from various species of Acacia. In confine- 

 ment, when irritated, they utter, it is said, a barking noise, dis- 

 play their teeth, and gaze with hatred in their eyes. They are 

 very treacherous, ferocious, and daring, and their cage requires 

 to be approached with much precaution. Mr. Johnston, when 

 living on the slopes of Kilimanjaro, found them to be exceed- 

 ingly familiar and mischievous, and given to stealing fruits, &c. 

 They are entirely without the fear of Man. 



This Monkey is very commonly to be seen alive in European 



