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APES, MONKEYS, AND LEMURS 



head being directed backwards, without any prolongation into a crest. As its name 

 implies, the fur of the sooty mangabey is of a deep and dull black hue, the chin and 

 under parts being ashy. The face is livid, marked with dark brown blotches about 

 the eyes, nose, muzzle, and cheeks ; the ears, as well as the palms of the hands and 

 the soles of the feet, being of a blacker brown. 



THE SOOTY MANGABEY. 



(One-sixth natural size.) 



At least, in captivity, this species is said to be characterized by the unusual 

 habit of keeping its long tail turned forward over the body. In confinement this 

 mangabey is docile and good tempered, and more amenable to instruction than is 

 the case with the majority of the larger guenons. A specimen, which lived more 

 than fifty years ago in the Zoological Society's Gardens, was said to be a most 

 importunate beggar: "But instead of snatching the contributions of his visitors 

 with violence or anger, like the generality of monkeys, he solicited them by 



