50 CHINESE MONKEY. 



the under parts and insides of the limbs are ash- 

 coloured : the length of the body is about a foot 

 and half; but the tail is generally not so long: 

 the cheeks are bearded, as is also the chin, with 

 whitish or ash-coloured hairs, and across the fore- 

 head runs a black band : but sometimes a white 

 band is seen on the forehead instead of the black 

 one, and the tail is longer than the body. The 

 Count de Buffon has figured this species, with 

 the white-banded variety also. It is a native of 

 Senegal, inhabiting woods. A variety with a tail 

 scarce half the usual length, is given in the sup- 

 plement to Buffon. 



CHINESE MONKEY. 



S. Sinica. <S". caudata imberbis, capillitio undique horizont alitor 

 caput obumbrante. Lin. Syst. Nat. Gmel. p. 34. 



Beardless pale-brown Monkey, with the hair of the crown 

 spreading round horizontally. 



Bonnet Chinois. Buff. 14./. 224.//. 30. 



Chinese Monkey. Pennant ^uadr. p. 209. 



The Chinese Monkey, so named from the un- 

 usual disposition of the hair on the top of the 

 head, which spreads out in a circular direction, 

 somewhat in the manner of a Chinese cap, is a 

 native of Ceylon, and is about the size of a cat. 

 Its general colour is a pale yellowish-brown, palest 

 on the under parts. The face is commonly dusky, 

 and sometimes the general tinge of the animal 

 is dusky-ferruginous. This is a species easily 



