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(1. c.) and the color of the face has no significance as it varies greatly, 

 and dark and light faces are by no means restricted to a certain color 

 of pelage, and the dark face is seen in an animal with a light hued 

 pelage, and a pale face with an individual having a dark colored coat. 

 It is merely an example of individual variation without any specific 

 value whatever. 



There are three specimens in the British Museum from the Baram 

 River district of Borneo, a female and two young. The female closely 

 resembles specimens of P. irus from the Malay Peninsula and for the 

 present we can only consider that it represents the same species, but 

 it is not unlikely that, with ample materials to enable a more correct 

 opinion to be formed, it may be found advisable to separate the 

 Bornean animal from the Malayan. 



F. Cuvier's type of M. carbonarius is not in the Paris Museum, 

 and probably never was in the collection. 



Flower, (1. c.) states "when travelling on the Malay rivers one 

 generally sees the Kras in small parties of from two to ten among the 

 tree branches at high tides, but at low water they take to the mud and 

 hunt about for food. They generally take little notice of passing boats, 

 and so can be easily observed. In captivity they become intelligent pets, 

 though the adult male Broh becomes fierce and dangerous. I have 

 known a very large male Kra to be remarkably tame. They delight in 

 water, and, (at any rate in their native climate), should be allowed a 

 bath at least once a day. 



"Ridley says he has seen one leaping off the boughs of a tree into 

 the water, climbing up and leaping oflt again and again, and I was told 

 of one kept by some English soldiers at Singapore that would dive 

 into a deep tub of water and fetch out bananas that were thrown in for 

 it. The males of this species, (as well as some other Macaci), seem to 

 vary very much in size." 



PiTHECUs MORDAX (Thomas and Wroughton) . 



Macaca mordax Thos. and Wrought., Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ill, 

 1909, 8th Ser., p. 380. 

 Type locality. Tjilatjap, West Java. Sea level. Type in British 

 Museum. 



Geogr. Distr. Java and Flores. 



Genl. Char. Larger than P. fascicularis from Sumatra, no red 

 coloring, teeth larger. 



Color. On the forehead a few jet black hairs straggle above the 

 eyes, but not enough of them to make a distinct line ; top of head and 



