1907.] 



MON'KEYS OF THE GENUS CEECOPITHECUS. 



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beneath the ear. Hair on summit of head short and rich coppery 

 or orange-red in front, becoming sj)eekled posteriorly, the coppery- 

 red patch gradually blending with the hair of the rest of the head. 

 On the occiput, nape, shoulders, and anterior portion of the back 

 the hairs ai'e red to the base, with the tip black and a pale 

 yellowish subapical annulus. On the lumbar and sacral regions 

 and above the root of the tail and on the upper portion of the 

 thighs the hairs ai'e uniformly red. On the shoulders the hairs 



Text-fio-. 192. 



Cercopitliecus patas pafas Schveber. 

 (From specimens living in the Society's Gardens.) 



are long and blackish, with a broad pale subapical annulus, giving 

 an iron-grey appearance to this area. On the sides of the neck 

 the hairs are washed with yellow ; on the sides of the body they 

 are longer than on the back and redder. Tail dark rich red 

 above, greyish or yellowish below, and paler apically. Chin, chest, 

 belly, inner side of limbs and outer side up to shoulders, and 

 ischial callosities white or greyish white. 



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