30 MamMALIA OF INDIA. 
ference ; face flesh-coloured and beardless; ears, palms, soles, fingers, 
and toes blackish; irides reddish brown; callosities flesh-coloured ; 
tail longish, terminating in short tuft.—Xe//aart. 
Size.—Head and body about 20 inches; tail 18 inches. 
This is the AZacacus sinicus of Cuvier, and is very similar to the last 
species. In Ceylon it takes the place of our rhesus monkey with the 
conjurors, who, according to Sir Emerson Tennent, “teach it to dance, 
and in their wanderings carry it from village to village, clad in a gro- 
tesque dress, to exhibit its lively performances.” It also, like the last, 
smokes tobacco ; and one that belonged to the captain of a tug steamer, 
in which I once went down from Calcutta to the Sandheads, not only 
smoked, but chewed tobacco. Kellaart says of it: “ This monkey is a 
lively, spirited animal, but easily tamed; particularly fond of making 
grimaces, with with which it invariably welcomes its master and friends. 
It is truly astonishing to see the large quantity of food it will cram down 
its cheek pouches for future mastication.” 
No. 26. MAacacus cYNOMOLGUS., 
The Crab-eating Macaque, 
Native NamMe.—Av7a, Malay. 
HapitTat.—Tenasserim, Nicobars, Malay Archipelago. 
Macacus cynomolgus. 
Description.—“ The leading features of this animal are its massive 
form, its large head closely set on the shoulders, its stout and rather 
