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  LASIOPYGA 
  

  

  terior 
  lower 
  molars 
  have 
  only 
  four 
  cusps, 
  a 
  transverse 
  ridge 
  uniting 
  

   the 
  two 
  anterior 
  together, 
  and 
  another 
  the 
  two 
  posterior. 
  Facial 
  line 
  

   straight, 
  about 
  58° 
  ; 
  premaxillaries 
  on 
  same 
  line 
  as 
  rest 
  of 
  face 
  ; 
  zygo- 
  

   matic 
  arch 
  high 
  above 
  alveolar 
  border 
  of 
  molars. 
  

  

  The 
  Guenons, 
  as 
  the 
  members 
  of 
  the 
  genus 
  Lasiopyga 
  are 
  called, 
  

   from 
  their 
  habit 
  of 
  making 
  grimaces 
  and 
  showing 
  their 
  teeth, 
  are 
  all 
  

   dwellers 
  on 
  the 
  African 
  Continent. 
  It 
  is 
  the 
  largest 
  genus 
  of 
  the 
  

   Primates, 
  and 
  its 
  members 
  are 
  remarkable 
  for 
  the 
  beauty 
  of 
  their 
  coats, 
  

   some 
  species 
  exhibiting 
  even 
  a 
  brilliant 
  coloring, 
  with 
  at 
  times 
  gay 
  

   hues 
  brought 
  together 
  in 
  striking 
  contrast. 
  The 
  Guenons 
  are 
  arboreal, 
  

   inhabiting 
  the 
  vast 
  African 
  forests, 
  and 
  are 
  rarely 
  seen 
  upon 
  the 
  

   ground, 
  and 
  then 
  only 
  when 
  they 
  may 
  have 
  penetrated 
  a 
  district 
  where 
  

   trees 
  are 
  not 
  over 
  plentiful, 
  but 
  it 
  is 
  not 
  often 
  they 
  go 
  any 
  distance 
  

   from 
  the 
  forests. 
  They 
  have 
  a 
  slender, 
  muscular 
  body, 
  and 
  are 
  very 
  

   rapid 
  in 
  all 
  their 
  actions, 
  incessantly 
  in 
  motion, 
  and 
  pass 
  from 
  tree 
  to 
  

   tree 
  with 
  wonderful 
  rapidity. 
  When 
  feeding, 
  as 
  a 
  rule, 
  they 
  utter 
  few 
  

   sounds, 
  and 
  when 
  trying 
  to 
  conceal 
  themselves 
  among 
  the 
  foliage 
  will 
  

   remain 
  quiescent 
  for 
  a 
  considerable 
  length 
  of 
  time. 
  But 
  like 
  many 
  

   of 
  their 
  race 
  they 
  are 
  very 
  inquisitive, 
  and 
  desire 
  to 
  examine 
  any 
  strange 
  

   or 
  unusual 
  object 
  they 
  may 
  meet 
  with. 
  They 
  feed 
  chiefly 
  upon 
  fruits, 
  

   but 
  various 
  kinds 
  of 
  leaves 
  are 
  eaten 
  by 
  them, 
  and 
  doubtless, 
  if 
  they 
  

   were 
  fortunate 
  enough 
  to 
  find 
  a 
  bird's 
  nest 
  with 
  eggs 
  they 
  would 
  

   not 
  pass 
  it 
  by, 
  nor 
  would 
  the 
  hapless 
  fledglings 
  be 
  permitted 
  to 
  go 
  

   unscathed. 
  Wild 
  honey, 
  which 
  is 
  often 
  hidden 
  in 
  the 
  hollow 
  of 
  some 
  

   ancient 
  monarch 
  of 
  the 
  forest, 
  would 
  also 
  be 
  appreciated 
  when 
  found. 
  

   They 
  fill 
  their 
  cheek 
  pouches, 
  and 
  in 
  them 
  carry 
  away 
  all 
  food 
  not 
  

   eaten 
  at 
  the 
  time, 
  and 
  visit 
  the 
  grain 
  fields 
  of 
  the 
  natives 
  which 
  may 
  be 
  

   in 
  the 
  vicinity 
  of 
  their 
  forest 
  home, 
  and 
  do 
  much 
  damage, 
  for 
  like 
  all 
  

   monkeys 
  they 
  destroy 
  far 
  more 
  than 
  they 
  consume. 
  When 
  young 
  they 
  

   are 
  amusing 
  pets, 
  but 
  as 
  they 
  grow 
  old 
  they 
  are 
  not 
  to 
  be 
  trusted, 
  which 
  

   is 
  a 
  trait 
  of 
  all 
  the 
  Primates, 
  age 
  usually 
  bringing 
  a 
  sulky, 
  fierce 
  

   temper 
  with 
  a 
  morose 
  disposition, 
  that 
  causes 
  their 
  possessors 
  to 
  seek 
  

   solitude 
  rather 
  than 
  the 
  companionship 
  of 
  their 
  kind. 
  About 
  eighty 
  

   species 
  and 
  races 
  of 
  Lasiopyga 
  are 
  at 
  present 
  recognized, 
  but 
  doubt- 
  

   less 
  many 
  more 
  unknown 
  forms 
  remain 
  to 
  be 
  discovered 
  in 
  the 
  vast 
  

   hidden 
  recesses 
  of 
  the 
  great 
  woods 
  with 
  which 
  so 
  large 
  a 
  part 
  of 
  

   Africa 
  is 
  covered. 
  

  

  Bates 
  referring 
  to 
  the 
  Guenons 
  (1. 
  c.) 
  observed 
  by 
  him 
  in 
  Southern 
  

   Cameroon, 
  states: 
  "The 
  genus 
  Cercopithecus, 
  (Lasiopyga), 
  comprises 
  

   all 
  the 
  common 
  species 
  of 
  monkeys 
  of 
  this 
  country. 
  Shooting 
  these 
  

  

  