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WHITE-EYELID MONKEY. 



S. Aethiops. S. caudata imberhis, capillitio erecio lunulaque frontis 



albis. Lin. Syst Nat. Gmel. p. 33. 

 Long-tailed beardless Monkey, with black face, white eyelids, 



white frontal band, and the hair on the forehead upright. 

 Mangabey. Buff. 14. p. 244.//. 82. 83. 

 White-eyelid Monkey. Pennant £>uadr. p. 204. 



The very remarkable appearance of the eyelids 

 is alone sufficient to distinguish this species from 

 most others : they are of a clear white, and the face 

 itself is black, void of hair, and shaped somewhat 

 like that of a Dog. It is about the size of a Cat, 

 and is generally of a very deep or blackish colour, 

 with a tinge of ferruginous on the upper parts. 

 It is known to vary, however, sometimes with the 

 throat and space round the neck white : the tip 

 of the tail also is in some white, and in others 

 ferruginous; in others the cheeks, neck, and 

 whole under side of the body are white. Though 

 the white eyelids in this Monkey form a remark- 

 able character, yet they are not peculiar to this 

 species alone. 



