276 Allen's naturalist's library. 



of the back lighter ; chin greyish-white ; the hind-limbs ex- 

 ternally washed with brownish-yellow ; the upper side of the 

 hands and feet olive-yellow ; tail brownish-grey ; under side of 

 body and inside of limbs silvery-grey. 



The bright olive-grey of the upper side and the silver-grey 

 under side distinguish this species from all others ; it is most 

 nearly related to C. babuin. 



Distribution. — East Africa, from the Rovuma river to the Pan- 

 gani, and extending to the Victoria Nyanza. 



THE GELADA BABOONS. GENUS TIIEROPITIIECUS. 

 Theropitheciis, Is. Geoffr., Arch. Mus., ii., p. 576 (1841). 



This genus has been established for the reception of two 

 species which differ from the true Baboons {Cynocephali(s) in 

 having the nostrils placed on the side of the snout, instead of 

 being terminal and opening, Dog-like, on the blunt face of the 

 truncated nose. 



I. THE GELADA BABOON. THEROPITHECUS GELADA. 



Macacus gelada, Riipp., Neue Wirbelth. Saugeth., p. 5, pi. 2 



(1835) ; Schl., Mus. Pays Bas, vii., p. 107 (1876). 

 Theropitheais gelada, Is. Geoffr., Arch. Mus., ii., p. 576 



(1841). 

 Theropithecus seiiex, Schimp. et Puch., Rev. et Mag. de Zool., 



1857, p. 51. 

 Gelada riippellii, Gray, Cat. Monkeys Brit. Mus., p. t^t, (1870); 



Garrod, P. Z. S., 1879, p. 451. 

 Characters.— Male.— Body large and massive; head oblong; 

 face produced, rounded, and nude below the superciliary ridge; 

 nose long and depressed in its middle region, but elevated at 



