loo APES AND MONKEYS. 



monuments: and it appecars to bo nndouhtcilly tho Cehus of tho ancients, wliich, on 

 tlir aiithoi'ity of Pytliayoras, was clcscriliccl l)y /Kliaii as inlialiitin;^ tlic Eed Sea 

 littoral, and was saiil to be of ;i bi-iylit Haiin'cnldiir. witli wliitisli whiskers and 

 under-parts, 



SVKES'S MoN'KEV (('<'rci>liifll''i-ti.i illlioijiiliirtK). 



With tho nisna.s wo concluded our notice of the group of f^uenous in which tho 

 head is oval, the muzzle .sotnewhat produced, the whiskei-s stiff, and the general 

 colour greenish or red. 



With the East African Sykes's monkey we come to the second and more 

 typical group of these animals which ai'e distinguished hy the general form of the 

 head being rounded,- the-muzzle very short, the whiskei-s short and rounded and 

 not directed backwards, and tho fur generally of a blackish hue, more or less 

 tinged with yellow. 



The present species appeai-s to be the East African representative of the mona 

 monkey, to be innnediately mentioned, from which it is distinguished by the absence 

 of tho white spot on the haunches, and the pure white colour of tho under-pai-ts 

 and chest, which extends on to the throat, and thus suggests the scientific name of 

 the species. It is also of larger size than tho mona, being tho largest representative 

 of the genus. 



This monkey was originallj' brought to England by Colonel W. H. Sykes, 

 by whom it was described in IS.Sl. The original .spocinu-n was purchaseil at 

 Bombay, and was said to have come from Madagascar (where, hy the waj', monkeys 

 are unknown), but it was doubtless imported from Zanzibar. 



In describing the original living specimen, Colonel Sykcs observes that its 

 manners " are grave and sedate. Its disposition is gentle, but not affectionate ; free 

 from that capricious petulance and mi.schievous irascibilitj^ which characterise so 

 many of the African species, but yet resenting irritating treatment, and evincing 

 its resentment by very sharp blows with its anterior hands. It never bit any 

 person on board ship, but so seriously lacerated three other monkeys, its fellow- 

 passengei-s, that two of them died of the wounds. It readily ate meat, and would 

 choo.se to pick a bone, even when plentifully supplied with vegetables and dried 

 fruits." 



The Mona Monkey (Cerrojnthe^tis mova). 



One of the most familiar of all the gucnons is the mona monkey, represented 

 in tho ujipcn- tigtn-o of the accompanying woodcut. This beautiful little monkey 

 may bo always easily recogniserl bj- the presence of a large and distinct white spot 

 of an oval shape, situated on each hip immediately in front of the root of the tail ; 

 the feature Ijeing quite peculiar to the species. In size it is rather smaller than 

 the patas. 



The mona is a West African monkey ; and has no real right to its name, 

 which is merely the Moorish M'ord for monkeys in general. The general hue of the 

 fur of this monkey is described by Dr. Gray as blackish-olive, finely grizzled with 

 j'ellow : this graduallj' darkens towards the hinder parts of the body, so that the 

 tail and the outer surfaces of the limbs are nearh' black. The under surface of the 



