i64 THE MONKEYFOLK OF SOUTH AFRICA 



Assegai. — A spear used by the natives of South Africa. 



Mimosa. — A species of acacia bush common all over South Africa. It is 

 very thorny. The thorns are long, sharp, and straight. There are 

 several species. 



Knobkerrie. — A stick with a large round head, used by the natives of South 

 Africa as a weapon. Knobkerries are usually carved from hard wood. 



Kloof. — A valley with more or less precipitous, rocky sides. A gorge. 

 These kloofs or valleys are usually thickly bush-clad. 



Karoo. — The large stretches of more or less level land in Cape Colony, 

 covered with a scanty vegetation of a very stunted kind, other than 

 grass. The Karoo is very dry, there being a scanty rainfall. The 

 vegetation of the Karoo is very suitable for stock, including ostriches. 



Pans. — More or less shallow sheets of water, formed during the rainy season 

 on the veld. These Pans have no outlet, and no source. During times 

 of drought they dry up. 



Spruit. — ^A small river or rivulet. 



Kop. — This is a Dutch word meaning " head." It is appHed to more or 

 less cone-shaped hills. These kops invariably have a large outcrop of 

 weathered rocks at the top. 



Kopje. — A small kop or head, surmounted by weathered rocks. These 

 small hills or kopjes are studded over the country. 



Spider. — A lightly built four-wheeled carriage, largely used by farmers. 

 Although light, it is very strongly built and will stand rough usage. 

 The wheels are large. 



Vley. — A valley : a marshy place : a low place where water stands 

 temporarily. 



SYSTEMATIC LIST of the Monkeys and Galagos of South Africa, 



AS FAR NORTH AS THE ZaMBESI AND CuNENE RiVERS 



Family Cercopithecidae. 

 Genus — Cercopthecus. Arboreal, Guenon monkeys. Tail not prehensile. 

 I. Cercopithecus labiatus. 



Order Primates. Sub-order Anthropoidea. 



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samango. 



albigularis. 



beirensis. 



pygerythrus. 



rufoviridis. 



