GREY MONKEY. 9 



separating the brown and silvery part of the body from 

 the black extremities. The tail is long and black, about 

 3 feet long ; the length of the body is about 18 inches. 



The Grey Monkey is a very lively and graceful 

 creature, and lives on nuts, fruit, etc. It thrives fairly 

 well in captivity. 



There are from 400 to 800 skins imported annually, 

 and the price varies from Is. 6d. to 4s. 6d., according to 

 demand. The skins make most excellent muffs, and are 

 sometimes used for manufacture of artificial flies for 

 fishing. This fur is generally used in France ; a few 

 skins are used in Germany and England. 



There is a peculiar variety or sub-species of this 

 animal inhabiting Sierra Leone ; it is smaller in size 

 and of more vivid markings than the larger and more 

 numerous variety ; the belly of this animal is bright 

 scarlet, the contrast of colour is very remarkable. 



The tail is black, very long, and about twice the length 

 of the body. 



From 100 to 400 skins are imported into London 

 annually. 



BED MONKEY. 



Cercopithecus erythrog aster. 

 French : Singe rouge. German : Bother Affe. 



The Bed, or Bed-bellied Monkey likewise inhabits the 

 West Coast of Africa. 



The fur, or rather hair, is short and black, and the 

 belly red ; the tail is long and red-brown. 



The Bed Monkey is not numerous, but few skins are 

 imported (about 100 to 200), and are of little value, 

 4d. to 6d. being the usual quotations. 



