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he is not woi'shipped, only greatly reverenced. In some temples in the 

 "West of India, this monkey is regularly fed by the priests. 



In confinement the Entellus monkey is quiet, sedate, and indolent. 



Messrs. Elliot and Blyth at one time separated from P. entellus a race 

 or variety, under the name of P. cmehises, Elliot. It nearly corresponds 

 in colour with P. entellus, but has the hands and feet much less black 

 than that species, and the hair of greater length, that of the toes par- 

 ticularly being remarkably long ; and the hairs moreover are straight, 

 not wavy, as in Entellus. This race was founded, I believe, on a single 

 skin from the table-land of Southern India, and further specimens are 

 required to establish it satisfactorily as a distinct species. Mr. Blyth, 

 indeed, in his Catalogue, now puts it as a variety of Entellus. As 

 before stated, however, I think it by no means impossible that another 

 race does take the place of Entellus in the Southern portion of Central 

 India. 



2. Presbytis schistaceus. 



Hodgson, J. A. S., IX., 1212. — Blyth, Cat. 28. — Horsfield, Cat. 

 ^. — Langur, H. — Kambasuhu, Lepch. — KubHp, Bhot. 



The Himalayan Langur. 



Descr. — Dark slaty above ; head and lower parts, pale yellowish ; 

 hands concolorous with body, or only a little darker ; tail slightly tufted ; 

 hair on the crown of the head, short and radiated, on the cheeks long, 

 directed backwards and covering the ears. In old individuals the general 

 colour is gray, inclining to hoary, and the head yellowish-white. Grows 

 to a larger size than Entellus. A moderately-sized one measured, head 

 and body 30 inches, tail 36. 



This fine species has only of late been fully recognised in Europe as 

 distinct from Entellus, much to the surprise of observers in India. It is 

 found along the whole range of the Himalayas, from Nepal to far beyond 

 Simla, but has not to my knowledge been actually procured in the Sikim 

 Himalayas. Mr. Hodgson says, that it inhabits the Terraie and lower 

 hills of Nepal, being rare in the Cachar, or upper range. Further west, 

 however, it ascends to nearly 12,000 feet, at which elevation I saw it in 

 Kumaon, in summer ; whilst Captain Hutton states, that he has seen 

 them leaping and playing about at an elevation of 11,000 feet, while the 

 fir-trees among which they sported were loaded with snow-wreaths. It 



