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MR. K. I. POCOl'K — A KEVISIOX OF 



[June 18, 



specimens have been sent to the Society from the above-mentioned 

 places. 



Although G. tantalus has never, I believe, been previously 

 identified with certainty, I do not think there is any reason to 

 doubt the correctness of my determination. At all events the 

 description of C. tantalus applies more closely to the form to 

 which I have given the name than to any other known to me ; 



Text-fie-. 189. 



Cercopithecus tantalus tatitalns Ogilbj'. 

 (From a specimen living in the Soeiety's Gardens.) 



and I find it impossible to believe that so common a Monkey in 

 menageries has escaped naming down to the present time. For 

 many years there has been a stufi:ed example in the British 

 Museum labelled " C. calUtrichus " ; and it was probably this 

 specimen that caused Dr. Forbes to describe C. calUtrichus 

 ( = sabceus) as having a wdiite brow-band. C tantalus, as here 

 identified, may be at once distinguished from C. sabcpus hy the 



