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APES AND MONKEYS. 



THE BURMESE PIG-TAILED MONKEY (Macacus leoninus). 



In Arakan and Upper Burma the place of the pig-tailed monkey is taken by 

 the nearly allied species, known as the Burmese pig-tailed monkey, represented in 

 the woodcut on p. 108. 



This animal may be easily distinguished from its relations by its shorter limbs, 

 shorter muzzle and longer hair, as well as by the black horseshoe-like crest on 



THE PIG-TAILED MONKEY ($ nat. size). 



the temples above the eyes, which stands out in marked contrast to the general 

 brown colour of the rest of the fur. Moreover, the short tail, which is generally 

 carried over the back, is more hairy, and more or less distinctly tufted at the end. 

 The males are dark brown above, but the females somewhat lighter ; the face in 

 both sexes being of a dusky flesh-colour, while the combined length of the head and 

 body is about 23 inches ; the tail only measures some 8 inches, exclusive of the 

 hair at its extremity, which adds another 2 inches to its length. 



The late Mr. E. Blyth, who speaks of this species as the long-haired pig-tailed 

 monkey, in contradistinction to the short-haired pig-tailed monkey (M. nemes- 

 trinus), says that it does not appear to be at all common, and that it chiefly 

 inhabits the range of limestone mountains from the north of Arakan to an un- 



