12 QUADRUMANA. 



GUINEA BABOON. 



Cynocephaliis spli i nx. 



The skin of this baboon occasionally appears in the 

 lots of African monkey-skins. The Guinea Baboon is 

 a largish animal, of about 3 feet in length. 



Its hair is of a yellowish-red, coarse and harsh, with 

 whiter hairs on the belly ; the tail is very short. 



The skin is of little or no commercial value. 



BLACK LEMUE. 



Lemur Macaco. 



This beautiful animal is of somewhat rare occurrence, 

 and is probably a variety of another species of lemur. 



The colour is jet black and the fur about 1 inch long, 

 but not very thick except on the head and back ; the chest 

 is barely covered with short hair of a brown colour with 

 a whitish patch in the centre. 



The Black Lemur is an inhabitant of Madagascar, 

 living in the dense forests in the centre of the island. 



It is about 30 inches in length, and the tail is short. 

 It has a peculiar way of carrying its young, viz., across 

 its belly. 



The Black Lemur breeds in the Zoological Gardens, 

 London, and the young are generally of different 

 colours. 



The Black and White or Buffed Lemur is a variety 

 of the above animal, of the same size, and inhabits the 



