﻿PAPIO 
  149 
  

  

  which 
  they 
  quickly 
  flee 
  on 
  the 
  slightest 
  appearance 
  of 
  danger. 
  They 
  

   run 
  on 
  all-fours 
  with 
  considerable 
  speed 
  and 
  get 
  over 
  the 
  roughest 
  

   places 
  and 
  overcome 
  intervening 
  obstacles 
  with 
  wonderful 
  dexterity. 
  

  

  When 
  a 
  troop 
  is 
  discovered 
  the 
  members 
  salute 
  the 
  intruder 
  with 
  

   loud, 
  hoarse 
  barks, 
  and 
  the 
  entire 
  party 
  are 
  apparently 
  thrown 
  into 
  a 
  

   state 
  of 
  great 
  excitement. 
  Some 
  old 
  male 
  will 
  seat 
  himself 
  upon 
  a 
  high 
  

   vantage 
  point 
  so 
  as 
  to 
  overlook 
  all 
  below 
  him, 
  while 
  expressing 
  his 
  

   disapproval 
  of 
  the 
  presence 
  in 
  his 
  dominions 
  of 
  the 
  foreigner, 
  not 
  of 
  his 
  

   class, 
  by 
  angry 
  barks 
  and 
  grunts. 
  At 
  the 
  same 
  time 
  he 
  keeps 
  a 
  sharp 
  

   eye 
  upon 
  the 
  intruder's 
  movements 
  and 
  issues 
  his 
  orders 
  to 
  the 
  rest 
  

   of 
  the 
  band, 
  as 
  to 
  the 
  imminence 
  of 
  danger, 
  and 
  the 
  proper 
  methods 
  for 
  

   them 
  to 
  adopt 
  in 
  order 
  to 
  escape 
  it. 
  When 
  it 
  is 
  evident 
  that 
  it 
  is 
  the 
  

   stranger's 
  intention 
  to 
  cultivate 
  a 
  close 
  acquaintance 
  with 
  the 
  rock- 
  

   dwellers, 
  the 
  order 
  for 
  flight 
  is 
  given, 
  and 
  the 
  band 
  cease 
  their 
  

   offensive 
  remarks 
  and 
  scamper 
  away 
  over 
  the 
  rocky 
  heights, 
  those 
  of 
  

   them 
  too 
  young 
  to 
  keep 
  up 
  with 
  the 
  rest, 
  clinging 
  to 
  the 
  mother's 
  body 
  

   with 
  arms 
  and 
  legs. 
  The 
  sentinel 
  delays 
  a 
  moment 
  after 
  the 
  rest 
  have 
  

   started, 
  and 
  then, 
  ejaculating 
  one 
  more 
  swear- 
  word, 
  takes 
  up 
  the 
  line 
  

   of 
  flight 
  making 
  the 
  best 
  time 
  he 
  can, 
  but 
  stopping 
  occasionally 
  to 
  

   anathematize 
  his 
  pursuers. 
  When 
  one 
  has 
  made 
  a 
  slight 
  mistake 
  in 
  his 
  

   calculations 
  as 
  to 
  the 
  distance 
  a 
  rifle 
  bullet 
  might 
  be 
  disagreeable 
  and 
  

   gets 
  hit, 
  although 
  his 
  interest 
  in 
  all 
  subsequent 
  proceedings 
  may 
  have 
  

   vanished, 
  the 
  excitement 
  of 
  the 
  rest 
  is 
  greatly 
  increased, 
  and, 
  with 
  

   much 
  threatening 
  by 
  voice 
  and 
  action, 
  they 
  advance 
  towards 
  the 
  body 
  

   of 
  their 
  fallen 
  companion, 
  as 
  if 
  to 
  dispute 
  possession 
  with 
  the 
  

   slayer. 
  No 
  doubt 
  these 
  powerful 
  animals 
  with 
  their 
  great 
  teeth 
  and 
  

   body 
  strength 
  would 
  be 
  very 
  formidable 
  antagonists 
  even 
  to 
  an 
  armed 
  

   man 
  if 
  they 
  attacked 
  him 
  in 
  any 
  numbers, 
  but 
  generally 
  I 
  believe 
  their 
  

   actions 
  do 
  not 
  pass 
  beyond 
  the 
  threatening 
  stage, 
  their 
  natural 
  solicitude 
  

   for 
  their 
  own 
  safety 
  and 
  that 
  of 
  their 
  families, 
  inducing 
  them 
  to 
  think 
  

   better 
  of 
  aggressive 
  warfare, 
  and 
  to 
  attend 
  strictly 
  to 
  the 
  preservation 
  

   of 
  their 
  own 
  skins. 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  fine 
  large 
  species, 
  and 
  the 
  long 
  manes 
  that 
  

   cover 
  their 
  shoulders 
  and 
  backs, 
  especially 
  of 
  the 
  old 
  males 
  which 
  are 
  

   very 
  thick 
  and 
  heavy, 
  give 
  them 
  rather 
  a 
  majestic 
  appearance. 
  

  

  Subgenus 
  Mormon. 
  

  

  Bony 
  ridges 
  on 
  rostrum 
  ; 
  face 
  highly 
  colored. 
  

  

  Papio 
  sphinx 
  (Linnaeus). 
  

  

  Simla 
  sphinx 
  Linn., 
  Syst. 
  Nat, 
  I, 
  1758, 
  p. 
  25; 
  I, 
  1766, 
  p. 
  35, 
  (nee 
  

   Auct.) 
  ; 
  Thos., 
  Proc. 
  Zool. 
  Soc. 
  Lond., 
  1911, 
  p. 
  126. 
  

  

  