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steep, tall forest trees sprang out of a mass of thicket and 

 tangle, and in the tree-tops splendid, long-haired monkeys, in 

 magpie livery of black and white, stalked along the branches 



OUR JOCTENEY VF THE BAMINGI 



or sat in the highest forks, regarding us intently in well-bred 

 silence as the boats passed far below them. It was the first 

 time we had seen this particular species, so the boats were 

 drawn in to the bank, and GosUng went off crawling on 

 hands and knees through the thickets to the foot of the big 

 trees. Later on, he returned with a fine male specimen ; its 

 head and body measured 2 ft. 1 in. and the tail 2 ft. 8|- in. ; 

 its coat was long and silky and the black tail had a lonf, 

 white hairy tip. 



Farther on, where the banks became more open and the 

 river held a straight course, troops of large dog-faced baboons 



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