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Cynocephalus papio, Desmar., Mamm., p. 69 (1820). 



Cynocephalus tforas, Ogilby, P. Z. S., 1843, p. 12. 



Papio rubescens, Temm., Esquisses Zool., p. 39 (1853); Schl., 



t. c. p. 28. 

 Cynocephalus sphinx, Gray, Cat. Monkeys, Brit. Mus., p. 35 



(1870). 



Characters. Male. Snout tapering, longer than the upper 

 lip ; face, ears, palms and soles of feet naked ; whiskers bushy, 

 directed backwards, nearly hiding the quadrangular ears ; tail 

 of the form usual in this genus, shorter than the body. Hair on 

 back of the neck longer than on the body ; facial ridges present, 

 but not very prominent ; hinder part of belly, inside of limbs, 

 and chin, throat, and breast very scantily haired. 



Face, ears, naked parts of hands and feet, black ; upper eye- 

 lids white ; fur of head, back, and limbs in general brownish- 

 yellow the hairs being ringed with alternate bars of black and 

 light-brown ; cheeks and whiskers fawn-coloured ; throat and 

 under side of body paler. Scrotum, callosities, and naked parts 

 of buttocks bright flesh-coloured, but not so bright as in C. 

 hamadryas. Length of body (in young male), 27 inches; of 

 tail, 20 inches. 



Female and Young Male. Similar to adult males in coloration; 

 but less thick -set, and with a shorter muzzle. 



Distribution. The Guinea Baboon inhabits West Africa from 

 Senegal and the Niger to Central Africa. In East Africa, Mr. 

 H. H. Johnston observed it in the inhabited region of Kili- 

 manjaro. 



Habits. Little is known of the habits of this species ; but it 

 is improbable that it departs widely from those of the other 



