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lotif^. Its color presents a curious variety of hues. The hairs on (he 

 skull arc sliort and thick, on the l)a(:k of the head and on the sides of the 

 face they arc lonj^cr, and lorni a kind of collar round the neck. On (hesc 

 parts they are oi a brij^ht brownish red, on the back a brownish yellow, 

 on the breast a light reddish yellow, on the extremities and tad, ash-gray. 

 The Proboscis Monkeys live in Borneo, where, morning and evening, 

 they assemble on the river banks, uttering howls which resemble in 

 sound the word Kahau ; they leap and climb with great agility. They 

 are said to be difficult to tame, mischievous and savage, defending them- 

 selves fiercely when attacked. The natives of Borneo affirm that when 

 they leap they keep one of their hands before the nose, to save that 

 prominent feature from injury. This of course is a mere fancy, but 

 argues a belief in the animal's sagacity. The natives furthermore believe 

 that the Kahau is a man who has taken to the woods to avoid paying his 

 taxes, and consequently they admire and envy him. . 



THE DOUC. 



This monkey, Scninopithccus nemcetis, is distinguished by the brighf 

 tints of his coat. The back, flanks, top of the head, and arms are gray, 

 speckled with black ; the thighs and the digits are black ; the legs 'Mid 

 tarsi a bright red ; the fore-arms, the lower parts of the legs, the but- 

 tocks, and the tail are a pure white ; and the throat is white, encircled 

 with a ring of bright red, and the face is adorned with white v/hiskers. 

 It is a native of Cochin China, and attains the height of lour feet, but 

 we know little of its habits in its state of freedom. 



II.— GENUS COLOBUS. 



The Colobus is an African representative of the Semncpithecus, and 

 it obtains its name Colobus, or " maimed," from the fact that it possesses 

 only four fingers on the fore-arms. The Ijody is slender, the muzzle 

 short, the tail very long ; and the species has no check pouches. Many 

 of them are remarkable for the color and growth of their hair. 



THE GUEREZA. 



The GuEREZA, Colobus gucrcza, is, in the judgment of some ob- 

 servers, the most beautiful of all the monkeys. It is a native of Abys- 

 sinia, and presumably of other regicjns of Central Africa. On the body 



