PITHECUS 195 



PiTHECUS FUSCATUS (Blji-h). 



Inuus fuscatus Blyth, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Beng., XLIV, 1875, extra 

 no. p. 6. 



Cynopithecus speciosus (nee Cuv.), Less., Spec. Mamm., 1840, 

 p. 102. 



Inuus speciosus (nee Cuv.), Wagn., Schreb., Saugth. Suppl., I, 

 1840, p. 146: V, 1855, p. 58; Gray, Handb. Mamm. Brit. 

 Mus., 1843, p. 8; Schinz, Syn. Mamm., I, 1844, p. 59; Temm., 

 Faun. Japon., Mamm., 1847, p. 9, pi. I, figs. 1-8, pi. II, figs. 

 1-6. 



Macacus speciosus (nee Cuv.), I. Geoff., Cat. Primates, 1851, p. 

 31; Reichenb., Vollstand. Naturg. Aflfen, 1862, p. 141, pi. 

 XXIV, figs. 365, 366; Sclat., Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1864, 

 p. 710; 1875, p. 418; Mivart, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1865, 

 p. 563, (footnote) ; Gray, Cat. Monkeys, Lemurs and Fruit- 

 eating Bats, Brit. Mus., 1870, p. 32 ; Murie, Proc. Zool. Soc. 

 Lond., 1872, p. 780; Schleg., Mus. Pays-Bas, Simiae, 1876, 

 p. 114. 



Pithecus (Macacus) speciosus Dahlb., Stud. Zool. Fam. Reg. 

 Anim. Natur., fasc. I, 1856, pp. 116, 119. 



Macacus fuscatus Thos., Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1905, p. 336; 

 Pocock, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1906, p. 558. 



JAPANESE MACAQUE. 



Type locality. Japan, locality unknown. 



Geogr. Distr. Islands of Yakushima and Nippon to 41° North 

 Latitude ; common in the hills about Kyoto. 



Genl. Char. Fur thick, soft, long; whiskers and beard present; 

 face naked ; tail short ; callosities large. 



There are a number of specimens of this species; in the British 

 Museum, from various parts of Japan, of both sexes, and from one 

 of each of these I have taken the following descriptions : 



Color. Male. Yakushima Island. No. 5. 11. 3. 1. The general 

 appearance is that of a blackish brown animal speckled with yellow, 

 the hairs on upper parts of the body being grayish, uniform on basal 

 half, and then banded with black and buff for the rest of the length, 

 and tipped with buff. This is also the general coloring of the head and 

 limbs. A black streak on the forehead just above the eyes extending 

 backwards over the ears to nape; face partly naked, cheeks covered 

 with short buffy hairs ; hands and feet black ; chin, throat, entire under 

 parts and inner side of limbs gray ; tail very short, hairs gray at base, 



