THE LANGURS. 



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Seninopitheais fenwralis^ Horsf. App. Life Raffl., p. 643 (1830); 

 Martin, Mammif. An., p. 480 (1841 ; in part); Horsf., 

 Cat. Mamm. E. I. Co. Mus., p. 10 (1851); Schl, Mus. 

 Pays-Bas, vii., p. 45 (1876) ; Anderson, Zool. Res. Exped. 

 Yun-nan, p. 30 (1878; with full synonymy); Thomas, 

 P. Z. S., 1886, p. 66; Blanford, Faun. Brit. Ind., Mamm., 

 p. 42 (1891) ; Hose, Mamm. Borneo, p. 13 (1893). 



Setnnopithcais chrysomelas^ Miill. Tijds., Nat. Ges., v., p. 138, 

 plate (1838); Wagner, in Schreb., Saugeth. Suppl., v., p. 

 22 (1855; in part). 



Semnopithecus su?natranus, Miill. und Schl. Verh., pp. 6, 73, 

 pi. 10 bis, fig. I (1839-44). 



Siniia fe?noralis^ Cantor, J. A. S. Beng., xv., p. 175. 



Characters. — Head with a rather short vertical crest directed 

 backward, and the hair in front directed forward over the eyes. 

 The dominant colour is brownish-black, replaced by w'hite on 

 the hinder part of the belly and tail, which is slightly tufted at 

 the tip, and more or less on the inner side of both limbs, and 

 on the centre of the chest. Face, ears, palms, and the sides 

 of the feet, black. 



Young. — Similar to the adults, but the throat, chest, abdomen, 

 yellowish-white. 



Distribution. — The islands of Sumatra and Borneo. 



Habits. — This is a low-country Monkey, according to that 

 excellent observer Mr. C. Hose, and is seldom to be found on 

 the mountains, and then only up to about 1,000 feet. It is 

 fond of living near the seashore, and is generally found, in 

 numbers of from ten to thirty, sitting on the branches of tall 

 trees in open spaces. Its Dyak name is " Bigit," and its 

 Kayan name " Pant." 



