Ursine Colobus. 



Colobus Ursinus, Ogilbt, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1835, p. 98. 



„ „ Owen (Anatomy), Proc. Zool. Soc. 1841, p. 84. 



Although the Colobus here figured is considered by many Naturalists to be identical 

 with the Full-bottom Monkey of Pennant's Hist, of Quad. (3rd edit.) vol. i. p. and pi. 212, I still 

 think there are sufficient differences to guarantee it a place in the present publication, under its 

 more recent appellation. 



The specimen from which the accompanying figure was taken, had been presented, in the 

 year 1841, to the Society by the Right Honourable the Earl of Derby, and lived for some time 

 in the Menagerie. 



When at Sierra Leone, I saw this specimen, in the possession of Mr. Whitfield, by whom it 

 was brought to this country, at which time I made the following notes : — Je Eyes, dark hazel ; face 

 and hands, black : it was very tame, and extremely fond of being petted : its cry was frequent, 

 and seemed fretful, and resembled somewhat a kitten's mew : it ate bananas, pineapple, ground 

 nuts, palm-nuts, and appeared rather partial to butter. It was captured at a place called 

 Waterloo." 



Habitat, Sierra Leone. 



The tree is that of the Jack Fruit (Artocarpus integrifolia) of Dukhun, copied from one 

 of Colonel Sykes' drawings. The parts of fructification, only, are represented in the drawing, 

 the fruit being too large for convenient representation. 



