THE BENGAL LUNGOOR 



and therefore somewhat difficult to shoot. The 

 skins form splendid rugs, and strips cut from them 

 make a most effective edging for a tiger's skin. 



THE BENGAL LUNGOOR (Presbytes entellus) 



This large monkey is common in the forests of 

 Mysore, where I have often shot it. Jerdon gives 

 the length of a male specimen as 30 inches to the 

 root of the tail, the latter being 43 inches, but 

 states that it exceeds these measurements. 



In Mysore, where it is termed Musya, some 

 old males have very beautiful silver-grey skins, 

 the hair being fine and long, while in females 

 and younger animals there is much admixture of 

 slaty and dirty brown hues, the hair of such 

 being shorter, and their skins not worth preserving. 

 The hands, feet, and face are deep black. I did 

 not like shooting these animals on account of the 

 rarity of a really beautiful skin, but the Kurrabas 

 eat them, and often begged me to shoot one for 

 them. 



Like the preceding species, this monkey utters 

 an uncanny, loud, and long- protracted cry, which 

 may frequently be heard resounding through the 

 timber forests of Mysore. It is in that country 

 a very timid animal, inhabiting only the large 

 forests at a distance from villages. It is gregarious, 

 and often a considerable number may be found 

 together. Its agility is wonderful, and it can jump 

 from the branch of one tree to that of another with 

 unerring accuracy. If this should, on account of 



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