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the Wynaad. I have since met with it in several other localities, but 

 always near the crest of the Ghats. It occurs in troops of from twelve 

 to twenty or more, and those I observed were exceedingly shy and wary. 

 It is not, to my knowledge, often caught in the Wynaad, and most of 

 the individuals seen in captivity appear to be taken in Travancore. In 

 its nature it is more sulky and savage than the next species, and is with 

 difficulty taught to perform any feats of agility or mimicry. 



7. Inuus rhesus. 



Macacus apud Desmarert. — In. erythrwus, Schreber. — PitJiex oinops, 

 Hodgson. — Horsfield, Cat. 20. — Bltth, Cat. 15. — Bandar, H. — Ilor- 

 hot, Beng. ; also Banur or Marcut hanur. — SuJiu, Lepch. — Piyu, Bhot. — 

 Figd. F. CuviER, Mamm., II. 9 and 10, and III. 14. 



The Bengal Monkey. 



Descr. — Above brownish- ochrey or rufous ; in old individuals more 

 rufous, or rusty on the lower back and rump ; limbs and beneath, ashy- 

 brown ; callosities and regions in their vicinity, red ; face of adult males, 

 red ; tail, about half the length of the body ; hairs on the crown not 

 radiating. 



Length of one, about 22 inches (head and body); tail, 11 inches. 



This is the common monkey of all Northern India, extending South to 

 about N. L. 18° or 19°. I have observed it in Goomsoor and near Nag- 

 pore, but not further South. It extends into the Himalayas up to at 

 least 4,000 or 5,000 feet of elevation. It frequents alike forest and 

 groves in the open country, and may be seen in abundance in many large 

 towns and villages in Northern India. It is very commonly tamed, and 

 made to exhibit various feats of agility. When old, the males especially 

 become somewhat savage, and less tractable than younger individuals, 



8. Inuus pelops. 



Macacus apud Hodgson. — M. assametisis, McLelland 1 — Horsfield, 

 Cat. 21.— Blyth, Cat. 16. 



The Hill Monkey. 



Descr. — Brownish-gray, somewhat mixed with slatj^, and rusty-brown- 

 ish on the shouldei's in some ; beneath, light ashy-brown ; fur, fuller and 

 more wavy than in the last ; canine teeth, long ; of stout habit. Length 

 of one specimen, 20 inches ; tail, 9i ; face and callosities less red than in 

 rhesus. 



