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M/.MMALIA. 



S'nu. fn-riigincn, rcnnant ; cnlleil by \\\m the " lin.y Monkey."— (jf a (ierp bay colour above; clieeks and ur,der- 

 parbs very brii^ht. bay. iM-nm Sirrra Li-ime. 



C. Pcnnanfii, Wutcrb.— Above Iflacki.sli ; beneath dhi<j;y yellow; t'l.:' sides yellowish red, and cheeks white. 

 From Fernando Po. 



C. Tt'mm/»f/.77, Kuhl.— Blackish above; rusty-red beneath aiul on the cheeks; the sides yellow. From the 

 Gambia. Is identical with C. uhKnirns, (..i;;ilhy. 



Tlie skins of these animals are an article of traffic in Western Africa, but are comruordy dci>ri\ed of tl:? head, 

 limbSj and tail, ftlauy Cercopitheci are prepared in the same manner.*] 



The Doi'cs {Scnntojiithecvs, V. Cnv.) — 

 Differ from the true Monkeys by having an additional small tubercle on the last of the inferior molars. 

 Thev are the onlinary Monkcyr, of the Eab.t ; and their lengthened limits and extremely elongated tail 

 [as ill Coiobns'] give tlirin a jiocidiar air. Their muzzle projects very little more than that of tlie 

 Gibbons, and, like them, they have callosities on the buttocks ; they appear, likewise, to have no 



check-pnuehc5 : their larynx is fnrnisbcd with 

 a sac. [The stomach (tig. 3j is singularly 

 complicated, consisting of three di\i;-Jons; 

 first, a cardiac pouch, with smooth and simple 

 parietes, slightly biKd at the extremity; 

 secondly, a middle, very wide and sacculated 

 portion ; thirdly, a narrow, eh:)ngitted canal, 

 sacculated at its commencement, and of simple 

 structure towards its termination: their food, 

 accordingly, is supp!)sed to be uiorc herba- 

 ceous than that of other Cafarrhiid, which 

 is further intimated l>y the blunter tuiierclcs 

 of their molars, and the ch^ngation of their 

 intc:^tincs and ccceum. Tlicir hair is of or.e 

 kiiul oiily, a})}iroaching in character to that of 

 tlie Gilibons. Their movements are staid and 

 gravity uf their de[)nrtment is expressed by 



agility 



dcldierate, though cap. 

 their systematic name. 



Fourteen or liftecn species have been determined, of which the most extraordinary is] 



Tlie Lon,2;'-nosed or Proboscis Done {•'^bn. nasica, Schr. ; Nasalis larvcJiis, Geof.f) [The S. rcd'rnts, W-j;. and 

 Horsf., is a])parently the youn;^.]~It is of larg-e size, and yellowish colour tinted with red ; the nose extremely 

 long and projectinf^, in form of a sloping spatula. This species inhabits liorneo, and lives in g^reat troops, which 

 assenjble mondng and evening- on the branches of the great trees on the banks of the rivers ; its cry is Ka/iau. 

 Is stated also to occur in Cochin China. ' 



The Variei2;atpd Douc {S. nemtciis, Geof.)— Tlemarkable for its lively and varied colourint;:: the body and anus 

 are gn'y ; the hands, thi,!:;hs, and feet black ; legs of a lively yei\ ; Ihe t.ul, [fiu r-ann.] and a large triangular .spot 

 upon the loins, white; face orange; and there is also a black and vri\ <.'i>;iar, and tuft-^ of yellow hairs on the sides 

 of the head. It inliabits Cochin China. (The ,c:euus Li{-sii>j'!!;i<i of llii-er was tuuuded on a mutiluted sLiu of this 

 animal,) 



B. enfellns, Dufres. [The species most frequently broufi;ht alive to Europe.]— Of a Iii;ht yellowish p-ey colour, 

 with black hair on the eyebrows and sides of the head, directed i'urward^. From L'liper Ben,'-al, where it is held 

 in superstitious reverence. [Some frequent the Pa,i;-odas. 



Se-\'eral are black, dusky, or aidi-coloured. -S', (7///y//;/.s-, Geof., is nniform briijht y-olden yellow, with a L'bek 

 patch on each knee. The Simpai (5. m-clalophns, Cuv.) is uf a very li\ely red ; beneath white : its face is blue ; 

 and a crest of black hairs reaches from one ear to the other. Some have the hair of the head turned up, furiujn;^'- 

 a sort of ere. t. All are from the islands of the Indian Ocean, and neighbouadng regions of Asia.] 



Thr JIac.vquks {Macacu^, Desm.) — 

 Possess, like the Doucs, a fifth tubercle on their last molars, and callosities and cheek-pouches hke 

 the true Monkeys. Tlicir limbs are shorter and stouter than in the former; their muzzle is more 

 elongated, and the superciliary ridge more prominent than in either tliconc or the other. Though docile 

 when young, they become unmanageable with age. They have all a sac uhich communicates with 



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