18 CATALOGUE. 



and the Macacus carbonarius of Fred. Cuv., as mere varieties of the 

 Macacus cynomolgus. (Over de Zoogd. van den Ind. Archip. p. 48 

 and 49.) 



18. MACACUS RADIATUS, Geoffroy Sp. Ann. du Mus. 

 XIX. p. 98, 3. 



Cercocebus radiatus, Geoffr., I. cit. 



Macacus radiatus, Desmar., Mamm. p. 64. 



Simia sinica, Linn. Mant., pL 2, p. 521. GmeL, Syst. 



Nat. Linn. I. p. 34. 

 Cercocebe toque, Geoffr. St. Hil., Ann. du Mus. d'Hist. 



Nat. XIX. p. 98, sp. 3. 



Bonnet chinois, Buff on, Hist. Nat. XIV. p. 224, pi. 30. 

 WAANUR, of the Mahrattas, Sykes, Catal. of Mammalia. 

 Bonneted Monkey, Pennant. Bennett, Tower Menagerie, 



p. 147. 



HAB. Bengal, and the Peninsula of India. 

 A. From India. 



The Macacus radiatus or Toque, a native of the peninsula of India 

 and the southern parts of Bengal, is nearly allied to another species, the 

 Macacus pileatus of Shaw and Desmarest, which appears to be peculiar 

 to Ceylon. These species, although similar in form and habit, are 

 readily distinguished by their colour, the Macacus radiatus being of a 

 greenish- dun hue, and the latter rusty brown. They have frequently 

 been confounded by systematic zoologists, and we are indebted to 

 Mr. Ogilby for having unravelled the confusion of their synonymy. 

 From his researches, it appears that the Macacus radiatus of Geoffroy 

 is the Bonnet chinois of Buffon, described in the fourteenth volume of 

 his " Histoire Naturelle," and the Macacus pileatus of Shaw and Des- 

 marest the Guenon couronn4e ; Suppl. vol. VII. pi. 10, of the same 

 author. The specific name of Simia sinica, which has been applied to 

 both species indiscriminately, is therefore superseded by the more 

 correct nomenclature above proposed. (See " Natural History of 

 Monkeys," &c. p. 306-308.) 



This Monkey is frequently found in menageries, and on account of 

 its comparative mildness and inoffensive habits while young, may even 

 be kept in houses and apartments without annoyance ; but when adult, 

 it becomes sullen and morose. Its powers of mimicry surpass those 

 of any other member of the family. It may be taught to turn a wheel 

 regularly ; it smokes tobacco without inconvenience ; its feats of activity 



