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THE GREEN MONKEY AND THE VERVET. 



rather protuberant, showing themselves beyond the lips. The naked 

 skin of the face, ears, and palms is black, dashed with that deep violet 

 hue that is found in so many of the monkeys. At each side of the 

 head the white hairs stand out boldly, whisker fashion, and give a 

 very lively character to the head. It is an African animal, and com- 

 mon in Abyssinia. 



The Green Monkey is sometimes called the Callithrix, or Beauti- 

 ful-haired Monkey, on account of the exquisitely delicate marking of 



each separate hair. 

 The inside of the 

 limbs is nearly 

 white, as is the 

 under surface of 

 the body, and the 

 outer side of the 

 limbs takes a gray- . 

 ish tinge. The 

 hairy fringe that 

 grows over the side 

 of the face is of 

 a delicate golden 

 yellow. 



This monkey is 

 a native of Sene- 

 gal and the neigh- 

 boring parts, and 

 is frequently 

 brought to this 

 country. 



The Vervet is 

 the last of this 

 group to be no- 

 ticed. This is rath- 

 er a variable an- 



Green Monkey {Cercopithecus sabceus). 



imal in point of color, some specimens being decidedly pale, while others 

 assume a blackish hue. In general, the color of the animal is as follows. 

 The prevailing tint of the fur is much the same as that of the Grivet, to 

 which animal the Vervet bears a strong resemblance. The head, the throat, 

 and breast are of a light dun, the paws being very dark. In the male 

 Vervet the canines are rather long, and show their points beyond the lips. 



MACAQUES. 



The various species of monkeys which are ranged under the common 

 title of Macaques are mostly well-known animals, being plentiful in 



