56 COCHINCHINA MONKEY. 



hid within the hair. The head is large, and co- 

 vered with chesnut-coloured hair : the whole body 

 is also of a similar colour, except that on the 

 breast, it approaches to orange. Round the 

 throat and shoulders the hair is much longer 

 than on the other parts, so as to form a sort of 

 cloak, as in some of the Baboons, to which, in- 

 deed, this species seems nearly allied. It is an 

 East-Indian animal, and is extremely rare. The 

 form of the nose is most singular, being divided 

 almost into two lobes at the tip ; a longitudinal 

 furrow running along the middle. It is said to 

 be found chiefly in Cochinchina, and to grow to 

 a very large size. It is sometimes seen in great 

 troops, and is considered as of a ferocious dispo- 

 sition. It feeds only on fruits. Its native name 

 is khi doc, or Great Monkey. Some Cochinchi- 

 nese, who visited the royal cabinet at Paris, im* 

 mediately recognized the animal, 



COCHINCHINA MONKEY 



Simia Nemaeus. S. caudata imberbis, buccis barbatis cauda alba* 



Lin. Syst. Nat. Gtnel. p. 34. 

 Long-tailed Monkey, with bearded cheeks and white tail. 

 Douc. Buff. 14. p. 298. //. 41 . suppl. 7. //. 23. 

 Cochinchina Monkey, Pennant Quadr.p. 21 1, 



The Douc or Cochinchina Monkey is a very 

 large species, measuring at least two feet from 

 the nose to the tail. The face is flattish and of a 

 yellowish-bay colour ; as are also the ears : across 



