2 QUADRUMANA. 



the tail, which is quite another 2 feet long ; its body is 

 covered with long black hair of from 2 to 4 inches in 

 length ; this fur or hair is of a silky description from 

 some districts, but from other localities is very coarse 

 arid harsh ; again, from some places the hair is divided 

 by a natural parting in the centre. 



The tail is white and slightly tufted ; the eyes are 

 dark, and there is a white line of hair in strong contrast 

 above them ; the centre of the face is however black, 

 the cheeks and a long fringe round the face are pure 

 white, the slight beard is also white, and there is a 

 white spot on the chest ; the legs and feet are black, 

 but the thighs or rump are of a greyish-white colour, 

 and here the hair is very short. In some examples 

 white hairs are met with throughout the skin and mixed 

 with the black fur these are probably aged animals ; 

 again, a white spot of fur is found occasionally on the 

 body. 



The Black Monkey has two teats, and feeds on fruit, 

 nuts, and other vegetable matter ; it has been brought 

 alive to this country, but rarely lives beyond a short 

 time. 



The skins of this animal, although arriving in fair 

 quantities (about 90,000 are imported annually), are not 

 so fashionable a fur as they were some twenty-five years 

 ago ; 20s. was then freely paid for a good skin, but now 

 Is. to 5s. 6d. is the usual price. These skins are shipped 

 from Quittah, Accra, Salt Pond, Winnebah, Sicroe, 

 Appam, Assinee, Addah, Anamboe, Cape Coast Castle, 

 Lahou, Elmira, Axim, Grand Bassam, and other 

 stations of the West Coast. 



The Cape Coast Castle skins are mostly shipped rolled 

 up, and the hair is of rather short length and thick ; 

 those from Bassam are very coarse and harsh, and are 



