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APES AND MONKEYS. 



All the mangabeys have an oval-shaped head, -with a somewhat long muzzle ; 

 and they maj'^ be reacUly recognised in the li\dng condition by their white eyelids. 

 Moreover, their haii-s diifer from those of the guenons in not being ringed with 

 different colours. 



The Sooty Mangabey (Cercocebus fidigiTiosus). 



We select as our first example of these monkeys, the sooty mangabey, repre- 

 sented in the accompanying woodcut. This monkey belongs to a gi-oup containing 



THE sooiv jiAXGAEEY ,i uat. size 



three out of the four species, and characterised liy the hair of the crown of the 

 liead being directed liackwards, without any prolongation into a crest. As its 

 name implies, the fur of the sooty mangabey is of a deep and dull black hue ; the 

 chin and under-parts being ashy. The face is livid, markeil with dark brown 

 lilotches about the ej'es, nose, muzzle, and cheeks ; the ears, as well as the pahus of 

 the hands and the soles of the feet, being of a blacker brown. 



