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the same, and the form and proportions are more 

 robust than in those we have mentioned for our type. 

 From the want of a figure of this curious animal, Dr 

 Ilorsfield's minute description may not be unaccept- 

 able. 



' ' The covering of the Negro monkey, in adult sub- 

 jects, is intensely black on every part, except the breast, 

 the abdomen, the inner side of the extremities, and the 

 root of the tail ; these parts are gray. On the crown 

 of the head, the black hairs are slightly tipped with 

 gray ; and as age advances, the gray portion becomes 

 more extensive, and also shows itself on the upper 

 parts of the body, but the extremities exteriorly, and 

 the tail, even in the oldest subjects, retain their black- 

 ness. The hairs are remarkably long, delicate, soft 

 and silky. On the sides of the head, they are disposed 

 backwards with a slight inclination outward, and they 

 completely conceal the ears. They rise with a gradual 

 slope on the forehead, but on the crown of the head 

 they are suddenly deflected, so as to form a dependent 

 crest. On the back, and on the extremities, the^ 

 lie smooth and close. They are greatly elongate* : - 

 on the sides of the body, between the shoulders, so a. 

 to hang down to a considerable length when the 

 animal walks on all fouVs. On the breast anteriorly, 

 and on the abdomen, they are short, lax, and strag, 

 gling. 



" In its young state it exhibits a great contrast to 

 that in the adult. Immediately after birth, our ani- 



