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APES AND MONKEYS. 



of the head and body, and concluding with those in which the length of this 

 appendage is less than three-quarters of that of the head and body. 



THE BONNET MONKEY (Macacus sinicus). 



One of the best and longest known of the longer- tailed macaques is the South 

 Indian bonnet monkey, which is one of two closely allied species characterised by 



THE BONNET MONKEY. 



the circumstance that the hair of the crown of the head is lengthened, and arranged 

 in a radiating manner from the middle line. A representation of this monkey is 

 given in the accompanying woodcut, and in Fig. 3 of the coloured Plate. 



This species takes its name from the crest of hair on the crown, which instead 

 of coming over the forehead, as a rule stops short of that part of the head, and thus 

 assumes a toque-like form. On the forehead the short hair is usually parted down 

 the middle line. The fur, which is of moderate length, and generally straight and 



