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ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. 
Ascagne, adopted by most of the later French natu- 
rahsts as the designation of the species. 
The white spot on the tip of the nose which gives so 
peculiar a physiognomy to the present species is formed 
by short smooth close-set hairs, on either side of which 
a narrow line of deep black passes obliquely downwards 
towards the angle of the mouth, and joins a circle of the 
same colour surrounding the naked part of the face 
and orbits. The colour of the latter parts is dusky or 
brownish black. On the outer side of this circle the 
cheeks and lower part of the face are covered with long 
whitish hairs, which form separate tufts beneath the 
ears, where they take a direction backwards. The same 
light-coloured hairs are continued along the whole infe- 
rior surface of the body, and also, with a slight mixture 
of gray, on the inner sides of the limbs and under part 
of the tail. The general colour of the upper surface is 
brown mixed with gray, deeper on the back and tail, 
and on the outer sides of the limbs. The hands are 
nearly black. The usual length of the body is from 
ten to twelve inches, and that of the tail half as much 
again. 
In manners and disposition this species is lively, 
active, and generally good-tempered. Our specimen 
was, however, by no means familiar, and appeared to 
be particularly anxious to conceal its face, crying out 
and kicking with all its might when handled for the 
purpose of inspection. It died in the spring of last year, 
and its stuffed skin is now preserved in the Society's 
Museum. Another specimen has since been added to 
the Menagerie. 
The Lesser White-nosed Monkey is a native of 
Guinea, and seems to be peculiarly susceptible of cold, 
seldom bearing for any length of time the rigour of a 
European climate. 
