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passed, fhey saluted us with incredible gambols and furious 

 barkings. In stating that this meeting-place did not contain less 

 than six thousand Cynocephali, I believe I am not exaggerating."* 

 The Cynocephali are classed in two divisions, founded on the 

 dimensions of the tail ; these are the Mandrills, and the Cynoce- 

 phali properly so called. 



Fig. 252.— A Mountain of Baboons. 



Genus Mandrill. — The Mandrills are characterised in the first 

 place by a very short tail, and in the second, by deep wrinkles 

 on each side of the nose, and which are more or less brilliantly 

 coloured. Two species are known, and these belong to "Western 

 Africa ; they are the Mandrill and the Drill. 



Le Tour du Monde, 1868, 1st half year, p. 



20. 



