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and kept in a dry and warm place. No medicine was given internally. 

 One of the specimens now living in the garden has had an attack of 

 hemiplegia, from which it is slowly regaining health. The animal 

 was removed to the hospital and kept in a roomy cage with a thick 

 bedding of straw and blanket : its vegetable food was stopped and the 

 animal confined to milk and bread diet ; raisins, boiled onions, barley, 

 and eggs being given twice a week by way of change. 



Observations on the habits of a Lion-tailed Monkey. 



The young lion-tailed monkey is a gentle, timid and inoffensive 

 animal. It does not appear to be as intelligent as many other members 

 of the same genus. Its chuckles are very subdued, and, though quick 

 in its movements, it is not much addicted to leaping and jumping. An 

 older animal is generally ill-tempered, and becomes almost grey with 

 age. This at least was the case with the specimen that lived in the 

 garden for about six years. 



(32) THE BURMESE PIG-TAILED MONKEY. 

 (MACACUS LEONINUS— Blyth.) 



Description. — Stout in build. An adult male measures, head and 

 body, about 23 inches ; tail about 8 inches. The hair of the upper part 

 of the back and shoulders longer than that of the lower back and rump ; 

 head broad and flat about the forehead, rather tapering about the chin. 

 The thick bushy hair above the forehead is so arranged as to form a 

 horse-shoe shaped crest on each side of the median line. In some the 

 hair surrounding the head is so well developed and thick as to form a 

 kind of ruff, partially concealing the ears ; tail short, about one-third 

 of the length of the body, and tapering ; general colour dark to light 

 brown. The crest of the forehead, the lower part of the back about 

 the middle line, dark brown; face dusky flesh colour. The females 

 are generally smaller and lighter coloured ; the crest and ruff not 

 conspicuous, 



Hab, — Arracan and the valley of the Irrawadi. 



Length of life in captivity. 



A Burmese pig-tailed monkey has lived in the garden as many as 

 seven years. 



Treatment in health. 



Housing. — All the specimens hitherto exhibited in this garden 

 have been lodged in one or other of the cages kept outside the monkey- 

 houses. The adult monkeys have generally shown such bad temper 

 and aversion to their fellow-creatures that it has been found necessary 

 to keep them singly or in pairs. The great drawback, however, to 

 keeping these or other monkeys in such isolated cages is the unavoid- 

 able absence of suitable arrangements for their protection from the 

 risks of a changing climate. 



