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noticeable on the upper-parts, and the under-parts are white or whitish. This 

 langur inhabits forests, or bamboo-plantations on the slopes of mountains or the 

 banks of rivers, and goes about in troops of from twenty to thirty head. It is 

 oftener heard than seen, as it is very shy and cautious; and when a troop is 

 disturbed its members hurry through the forest, leaping from tree to tree, and 

 violently shaking the branches as they go. Sometimes an old male will remain in 

 a secure situation on the top of some high tree, where he is recognisable by his 

 warning call, which resembles that of the hanuman. The young mew like cats or 

 utter a plaintive sound expressive of want. Another member of this group, 

 inhabiting the forests of Cochin China and Hainan, deserves mention on account of 

 its peculiar form. The 

 body is remarkably 

 short, the arms and 

 legs are of almost 

 equal length, and the 

 coloration and mark- 

 ing are of a very 

 striking type. The 

 douc langur (S. ne- 

 mceus), as this species 

 is called, has a brilliant 

 yellow face, with pale 

 grey whiskers, while 

 a bright chestnut band 

 below the ear adds to 

 the varied coloration 

 of its brown head. 

 The general colour is 

 dark grey above and 

 lighter grey below 

 with a large white 



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spot on the lower part 



of the back. The 



tail is also white, but 



the upper parts of the arms and legs, as well as the hands and feet, are black, the 



fore-arms are white, and the lower portions of the legs a bright reddish brown. 



All these colours are in strong contrast to one another, thus making the douc 



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one of the most brilliantly coloured of all mammals. 



Of the macaques two species deserve special notice. The first, 

 the crab-eating macaque (Macacus cynomolgiis), inhabits river-deltas 

 and the shores of tidal rivers. Its range extends over a great part of Burma, 

 including Arakan, as well as Tenasserim, Siam, and the Malay Archipelago, but in 

 the latter area, as in the Nicobars, it seems to have been introduced by the Malays, 

 who are very fond of animals. This monkey is distinguished by its stout body, 

 large head, and very short neck. The legs are stout and rather short, and the tail 

 is long and somewhat thick at the root. The general colour is greyish brown, 



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PIG-TAILED MOXKEY. 



Macaques. 



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