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by various gestures and actions will evince the utmost 

 malignity. Any shrinking or sign of timidity on the part 

 of a spectator is sufficient to cause it to make a still more 

 violent demonstration, as if it were anxious to inspire 

 further fear. In a wild state, notwithstanding its strength 

 and ferocity, it is at heart a coward, and if opposed boldly 

 will promptly retreat, to wage the contest at a distance 

 with missiles. Terror, or an attempt at flight, on the part 

 of the animal it attacks brings about inevitable destruction 

 the moment the Mandrill perceives its advantage. 



There are other equally interesting species of the genus 

 Cercopithecus. The Diana Monkey (Cercopithecus diand) 

 receives its name from the crescent-shaped patch of white 

 fur upon its forehead, which is very similar to the crescent 

 which ancient sculptors placed upon the forehead of the 

 goddess Diana. The monkey's black pointed beard, how- 

 ever, rather detracts from the resemblance to the august 

 pagan deity. The Diana is one of the most beautifully 

 coloured creatures in the monkey world, the back being 

 chestnut brown, the chest white, while the rest of the body 

 is of a golden hue with a reddish tinge. 



The White-nosed Monkey (Cercopithecus petauristd) has 

 a white nose and a fringe of white hair surrounding its 

 face, which quite dis- 

 tinguishes it from any 

 other species. An- 

 other small group 

 known as Mangabeys 

 were originally named 

 in the belief that they 

 were natives of Mada- 

 gascar, whereas they 

 are restricted to 

 Western Africa. Their 

 distinguishing feature 



is white eyelids, for FOOT AND HAND OF THE MANGABEY. 



which reason they 



are often called the White-Eyelid Monkeys, Plate III. 

 Fig. i. The White-collared Mangabey (Cercocebus collaris) 



