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vitticolUs were taken. ' Maries gwatkinsi was useful, as Bonhote 

 separated this species from M. flavigula a few years ago, and this 

 example exactly matches the solitary specimen in the British Museum 

 Collection. Melursus ursinus, Funamhulus sublineatus and a large 

 series of Platacanthoonys lasiurus are all new to the survey. 



The collection also contains many representatives of the cat 

 tribe and ungulates. It is a peculiar thing that in several cases the 

 specimens from Coorg are larger than examples of the same species 

 received from other parts, this is so among the Ratufas, Mus booduga, 

 Vandeleuria, etc. 



(Since the collection was sent home Mr. L. Newcome, Mercara, has sent 

 in to the Society further skins of a panther, brown palm civet and por- 

 cupine from North Coorg — N.B.K.) 



SiMIA SINICA, L, 



The Bonnet Monkey. 

 (Synonymy in No. 5.) 



3 S S A ? • Haleri, N. Coorg. 

 1 S . WotekoUi, S. Coorg. 



{See also Eeports Nos. 5, 6, 8, and 9.) 



A monkey of medium size (the male described weighing 13 lbs.) General 

 colour greyish brown ; paler on the under side ; tail nearly as long as head 

 and body and of rather a darker shade. Head and body about 21 

 inches, legs and arms the same colour as the body. Fur of moderate 

 length, smooth and soft, rather darker on top of the head and arranged 

 in two radiating flat partings ; face practically without hair. 



♦* More or less abundant throughout Coorg ; sufficiently plentiful to be 

 very destructive in coffee estates, where they destroy large quantities of 

 the ripe berries. " — G. C. S. 



Vernacular names: — Kapi, Korda. 



Pkesbytis johni, Fischer. 

 The Nilgiri Langur, 



1829. Simla Johnii, Fischer, Syn. Mam., p. 25. 



1834. Semnopithecus cucullatus. Is Geof ; Zool. Bel. Voy. p. 38, pi. 1. 



1840. Semnopithecus jubatus, "Wagner, Schrep, Saugeth, supp. 1 p. 305. 



1844. Semnopithecus cephalopterus, (part) Blyth, J. A. S. B. XIII, p. 469. 



1888. Semnopithecus johni, Blyth, Blanford, Mammalia No. 16. 

 1 S ' Kutta, S. Coorg. 

 1 (S • Srimangala, S. Coorg. 



A monkey with a black body and limbs ; hair on head and sides of face 

 longer and of a light yellowish brown colour ; there is no radiating parting 

 on crown of head ; face nearly bare with slight erect fringe above the 

 eyes ; base of tail and rump ashy grey. Head and body about 24 inches, 

 tail rather longer. Weight of male about 21 lbs. 



" In Coorg apparently confined to the southern slopes of the Brahmagiri 

 hills on the Wynaad borders, where it occurs in the ' Sholas ' or patches 

 of jungle surrounded by grass country on the sides of these mountains. 



This is almost certainly the Northern limit of the range of this species. 



Langurs are sought after by some of the local jungle tribes, who besides 

 eating them, use their skins for making into drums ." — G.C.S. 



Vernacular names : — Kari-Mushya. 



