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anterior extremities entirely black above. About a foot and a 

 half in height. Inhabits the coast of Guinea. Audeb. Fam. iv. 

 1, pi- 2. 



C. petaurista, Desm. (Simia petaurista, Lin.) Vaulting Monkey. 

 Fur red above, white below ; extremities olive-coloured above, 

 grayish below; lower half of the nose white. About 13 inches 

 in height. Inhabits Guinea Schreb. pi. 19. 



C. ruber, Geoff. (Simia rubra, Lin.) Red Monkey. Fur red 

 above ; ash-coloured below j a narrow black or white band above 

 the eyes. About 18 inches in length. Inhabits Senegal. 

 Schreb. pi. 16, B. 



C. Diana, (Simia faunus, Lin.J Palatine Monkey. Fur of a 

 bright chestnut-colour ; slate gray on the flanks, with an oblique 

 line of the same colour upon the thighs. About a foot and a half 

 long. Inhabits Africa Audeb. Hist. iv. 2, pi. 6. 



C. albo-cinereus, Desm. Fur gray above, whitish below, with a 

 row of stiff black hairs across the forehead ; hands blackish ; tail 

 brown. Inhabits Sumatra. 



Sub-Gen. 4 CERCOCEBUS, Geoff. Muzzle a little longer than the 

 preceding ; facial angle 45 ; margin of the orbit projecting. 



C. cynosurus, Desm. (Simia faunus 3 Lin.) The Malbrouck. Fur 

 brownish-olive above, whitish below, with a whitish band above 

 the eyes. About 14 inches long. Inhabits Bengal, &c.- Audeb.iv. 

 2. pi. 5. 



C. saboeus, Desm. (Simia sabcea, Lin. The Green Monkey, Penn.) 

 Fur greenish-olive above ; dirty white below ; head pyramidal ; 

 face black ; cheeks furnished with long hairs ; scrotum of a cop- 

 per-geen colour, surrounded with yellow hairs ; end of the tail 

 yellow. About 16 inches long. Inhabits Senegal and the Cape 

 de Verd Islands. Audeb. iv. 2, pi. 4. 



This is one of the species most frequently imported into Europe. In captivity 

 they display a considerable portion of malice and intelligence. Adanson found them 

 in immense numbers in Senegal. Though in large troops upon the trees, he did not 

 at first notice them, until his attention was roused by their flinging branches of trees 

 toward him. They were not at all frightened by the discharge of fire arms, and pre- 

 served the most profound silence even when they were wounded. The individual of 

 which M. F. Cuvier gives a figure was remarkably gentle. He was fond of being 

 handled by those whom he knew, and expressed his satisfaction by a gentle grunt. 



C. griseo-viridis, Desm. The Grivet. Fur of greenish-gray j scro- 

 tum copper-green, with the surrounding hairs white ; head py- 

 ramidal ; tail entirely gray. 



C. pygerythrceus, F. Cuv. Fur of a greenish-gray colour above ; 

 white below ; scrotum verdigris green, surrounded with white 

 hairs ; hair round the anus deep red ; termination of the tail 

 black Inhabits the Cape of Good Hope. 



C.fuliginosus, Desm. (Simia JEthiops, Lin.) The Mangabey. Fur 



