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bear a local signification, which detracts from broad views ; hence 

 that of Hodgson ( Cuon primeeous) best merits recognition . Besides 

 it suggests, whether true or not, the idea of a primitive stock, whence 

 many races are derived. 



6. Observations on the Macaques. — I. The Bornean Ape. 

 By Dr. James Murie, F.L.S., F.Gr.S., &c. 



[Received May 21, 1872.] 



Almost fifty years ago (viz. 1823) the French savants of the Jardin 

 des Plantes had registered and figured some seven or eight of the 

 group of Monkeys known as the Macaques. This name of Macaque 

 was latinized into Macacus by Desmarest ; and the appellation has 

 been retained for the genus. 



Since the above-mentioned date the number of acknowledged 

 species has increased twofold, and the majority of these determined 

 by our own countrymen. Even till now additions are forthcoming 

 as travellers penetrate into Eastern regions hitherto inaccessible. 

 As might be expected, there have been doubts cast upon some of the 

 species ; and of others, externally better defined, the internal pecu- 

 liarities have been passed unnoticed or unheeded. A few of the 

 rarer forms have come under my inspection, and offered materials 

 for this and subsequent notices. 



In the ' Histoire Naturelle des Mammiferes,' by MM. Geoff. 

 Saint-Hilaire and Fred. Cuvier, a Monkey is described and figured, 

 " Le Macaque de l'lnde," from a sketch by M. Duvaucel. The 

 authors proposed the trivial name of maurus to it. Meanwhile no 

 actual specimen had reached Paris ; so that nearly thirty years after 

 (1851) Geoff. Saint-Hilaire, in the 'Catalogue Hist. Nat. du Mu- 

 seum,' doubted the very existence of the species. Even M. Quoy 

 suggested the animal's being taken from a bad specimen of Cynopi- 

 thecus niger. Nevertheless an animal came into the possession of 

 this Society in 1860 which Dr. Sclater recognized as the M. maurus, 

 F. Cuv. Since then another example has turned up (vide P. Z. S. 

 1871, p. 222) ; so that the identification of the doubtful species has 

 been satisfactorily solved. 



But the moot point, the purport of this paper, has still to be 

 considered — to wit, the relation of the Bornean Ape Macacus inor- 

 natus to M. maurus. The type of the former reached the Gardens 

 and died in the same year, 1866. Dr. Gray was puzzled with it, 

 and, while admitting (P. Z. S. 1866, p. 202, pi. xix.) likeness to 

 Cuvier's doubtful M. maurus, nevertheless from its peculiarities 

 named it afresh. On the demise of the Ape I had a favourable 

 opportunity of comparing it with museum specimens, &c, and con- 

 cluded thai it answered best of all to the illustration in the ' Hist. 

 Nat. d. Main.' I was then so situated that I could not publish my 

 notes, but now bring them forward. Dr. Sclater (P. Z. S. 1871) 



Proc. Zool. Soc— 1872, No. XLVI. 



