THE PROBOSCIS MONKEY. 



Generic Characters. 

 Lower jaw furnimed with pouches for the reception of food. 

 Buttocks (generally) naked. 

 Tail Itraight, and longer than the body. 



Synonims. 



Simia Nasica, Daubenton, Memoir e lit a VInflitut National de 

 France. 



Le Kahau, Cercopithecus larvatus, Wurmbs, Memoires de la, 



Societe de Batavia. 

 La Nasique, Cuvier, Tableau Elementaire de VHiJloire Naturelle des 



Animaux. 



Bantanjan, the Name of this Animal in its native Country. 



Le Guenon a long Nez, De Buffon, Supplem. vii. 5 3. tab. xi. xii. 



Proboscis Monkey, Pennant, Syn. Quad. vol. ii. p. 322. 



AN exceflively long, trunk-like nofe, which projects very far beyond the 

 mouth, has given an appellation to this fingular-looking animal. It is a 

 rare fpecies, and one of the larger! of the. Monkey tribe, being three feet 

 four inches in height, when Handing erecl. Its face, which is deftitute of 

 hair, is of a dark brown colour ; and, from the flatnefs of the fkull, the 

 eyes appear very prominent. The nofe is four inches long ; the nollrils are 

 placed at the extremity. The hair on the forehead and crown of the head 

 is of a dark reddifh brown ; that which encircles the face is brighter, and 

 terminates in a point at the chin. The back is alfo of a dark reddifh 

 brown, fpotted with yellow; the breaft and belly are of a reddifli grey; 

 and there is a diftincl line of a lighter colour acrofs the chert. The upper 



