COMMON MONKEY. 7 



white ; the legs are black and white inside. The tail is 

 long and black, and there are two characteristic white 

 spots at base of tail. 



GREEN MONKEY. Cercopithecus callithrichus. 

 GRIVET MONKEY. Cercopithecus griseo-virindis. 



MALBROUCK MONKEY. Cercopithecus cynosurus. 

 Speckled ; white belly, inside legs and bottom of tail. 



PATAS MONKEY. Cercopithecus patas. 



Two feet long, flat reddish-brown, grizzly at flank, 

 whiter at hind legs. 



All these animals inhabit the West Coast of Africa, 

 they have all long tails, and are extremely lively animals, 

 living on fruit and other vegetable diet. 



Their skins are of little value, about Id. to 3d., and 

 but few are imported. 



VEKVET. 



Cercopithecus lalandii. 



This Monkey is light- coloured and grey-speckled, its 

 long fur is also of this hue underneath, and white at 

 bottom of tail. 



It inhabits the Cape and South Africa. 



MOUSTACHE MONKEY. 



Cercopithecus cephus. 



The general colour of this species is speckled-brown, 

 and the tail is the same colour and very long. The eyes 

 are brown, the belly light bluish ; the face and nose are 

 bright blue, with a white mark over its lips like a 

 moustache. 



