THE LANGURS. 



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Freshytis ejitellus, Gray, Hand-List Brit. Mus., p. 4 (1843; i" 

 part); Blyth., op. cit., xvi., pp. 732, 1271, pi. liv., fig. i 

 1847; id., Cat. Mamm. As. Soc. Mus., p. 11 (1863); 

 Jerdon, Mamm. Ind., p. 4 (1867). 



Se7n7iopitheais albogidaris, Miill. u. Schl., Verh. Nat. Gesch., 

 1839-44, p. 58 [fide Anderso7i). 



Characters.— -Nearly allied to S. schisfaceus. Crestless ; hair 

 on top of head radiating in all directions ; ears large, whiskers 

 short, not concealing the ears ; prominent supra-orbital pro- 

 jecting hairs, black ; face, ears, hands, and feet black. Head, 

 body, limbs, and tail — which is a fourth longer than the body 

 — pale yellowish-brown, darker on the shoulders and the out- 

 side of the limbs ; under surface paler. 



Female — Smaller than the male. 



Distribution. — According to Dr. Anderson, this species ranges 

 from the Deccan northwards to the south bank of the Ganges ; 

 its distribution to the north-west, west, and south being un- 

 certain. 



HaMtSi— "Few, if any, wild animals," observes Dr. Blanford, 

 " afford better opportunities for observation than the Hanuman 

 Monkey of Northern and Central India. Generally protected 

 and looked upon as sacred by many of the Hindu inhabitants, 

 it has no fear of Man, and may be found in groves near villages, 

 or even on the village trees, as often as in the depths of the 

 forest. In many parts of India it is a common occurrence to 

 see these Monkeys on the roofs of houses. They frequently 

 pilfer food from the grain-dealers' shops, whilst the damage 

 they inflict on gardens and fields, renders them a great nuisance 

 to the natives. They feed on fruit and grain, but especially on 



