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length; curved upwards at the root, and then descending 

 straightly; no mane; hair of crown elongated, a large tuft 

 directed backwards on each cheek, forming large whiskers. 



General colour of fur brownish-yellow ; ears nude, coloured 

 like the face ; face livid flesh-colour, deeper round the eyes ; 

 upper side of body uniform brownish-yellow, the hairs being 

 ringed alternately with broader yellow and narrower black 

 bars ; sides of body somewhat darker ; throat and under side 

 paler yellow than above : whisker-tufts pale citron-yellow ; 

 hands and feet like the back in colour, their naked parts like 

 the face. 



Young Male. Coloration of upper parts similar to that of the 

 adult male, but paler underneath ; the snout less protuberant. 



Distribution. This species inhabits Western Abyssinia, Nubia 

 (Dongola), and the Soudan (Sennaar), at elevations of from 

 2,000 to 5,000 feet. It also occurs on the West Coast of Africa 

 having been brought from the Coanza river by the late 

 Captain Cameron, R.N. ; in East Africa Mr. H. H. Johnston 

 has observed it on Mount Kilimanjaro ; while from the re- 

 marks of Sir John Kirk given below it would seem to extend 

 also as far south as the Zambesi (Tete). 



Habits. Very little is known of the habits of the Baboons in 

 a state of nature ; but it is probable that this species does not 

 differ materially in its ways and manners of life from those of 

 its near relations described in the preceding pages. Sir John 

 Kirk says that in some parts of Africa, such as Tete, Batoko, 

 and Rovuma it is considered to be a sacred animal by the 

 natives, and is thus unmolested. 



VI. THE ANUBIS BABOON. PAPIO ANUBIS. 



Cynocephalus anubis, F. Cuvier et Geoffr., Hist. Nat. Mammif., 

 vol. iii., livr. 50 (1825). 



