APES, MONKEYS, AND LEMURS 



THE PAT AS MONKEY ( Cercopithecus patas} * 



The West African patas, or red monkey, from Senegambia, differs from all the 

 other members of this group of guenons yet noticed, by the red color of the fur of 

 the greater part of the body ; the nose, an arched band on the forehead, and the 

 outer surfaces of the arms being blackish. The reader will, therefore, have no 

 difficulty in recognizing this species whenever he meets with it, and it is well repre- 

 sented in the accompanying figure. In addition to these leading features, we may 

 notice that beneath the large and blackish ears there are thick bushy tufts of light 



THE PATAS MONKEY. 



(One-eighth natural size. ) 



gray hair, which extend forward on the cheeks and lower jaw, so as to cause the 

 naked part of the face to be limited to a narrow space between the eyes and the 

 upper lip. From these tufts the grayish-colored hair is continued on the whole of 

 the under surface of the body, as well as on the inner sides of the limbs. The 

 hands are of a dusky brown color, with very short fingers, and the thumb is reduced 

 almost to the condition of a tubercle. The animal is about the same size as the 

 green monkey. The black of the nose continuing upward to the arched band of 



* Frequently known as Cercopithecus ruber. 



