THE SElLffOPITHECI. 1C1 



nnd a reference to the annexed plate will best explain 

 the varied colours of the fur. It is engraved from that 

 of Audibert, taken from a specimen in the Paris 

 Museum. Its principal characteristics are the great 

 proportional length of the upper extremities, and the 

 absance of callosities on the hips. 



Having mentioned these two singular animals, we 

 shall proceed with the first division of the Guenon 

 group, the Semnopitheci. The most striking external 

 characters are the flatness of the face ; small cheek 

 pouches ; the length of the body, and slenderness of 

 the extremities ; the great length of the tail, and the 

 little bare space upon the hips ; while the system of 

 dentition presents a marked difference from the next 

 form included in the group. Annexed is a view of 

 the dentition of S> maurus, from Frederic Cuvier's 



work, but which exhibits the canine teeth of less size 



