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THE SIMPAI. 



Semnopithecus melalophos F. CUVIER. 

 PLATE VIII. 



Sirupai of Javanese ; Simla melalophos, Sir Stamford Raffles, 

 Transactions Linnaan Society, vol. xiii. ; Frederic Cuvier, 

 Histoire Naturelle des Mammiferes. 



THIS monkey, a native of Java and Sumatra, was 

 ,first noticed by Sir Stamford Raffles, and afterwards 

 figured and described by F. Cuvier, from specimens 

 procured from the same sources. 



According to the latter naturalist, the flatness of 

 the face is very remarkable ; and if the facial angle 

 and size of the brow can be depended on as charac- 

 teristics of intelligence, that of this animal .ought to 

 be capable of greater developement than the orang- 

 outang. There are, however, few records of its habits 

 or dispositions; and we refer to the accompanying 

 plate for an idea of the form and colours. The length 

 of the adult animal to the insertion of the tail, is about 

 *ne foot six inches ; the tail alone is between two and 

 fiiree feet. 



Another monkey very characteristic of this group is, 



