CLASS I. MAMMALIA: ORDER 2. QUADRUMANA. 
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THE -WANDEROO MONKEY, OR NIL BANDAR. 
The monkeys of this genus, sometimes arranged with the Maeakes, resemble the Gucnons, which 
we have described ; they are, however, somewhat heavier in tlieir form. They are of about the 
same size, and, Hke them, confined to Africa. Their name of Mangabey was given by Bufibn, 
who imagined that they were found near Mangabey, in Madagascar. 
The SooTT Monkey, C.fuliginosus, has the upper parts of the body generally of a smoky gray ; 
the lower parts white. F. Cuvier, who had seen some of them in confinement, describes them as 
docile and familiar, though often petulant. Constantly in motion, they assumed every variety of 
attitude, sometimes the most grotesque. In their incessant and vivacious leaps, they grinned con- 
stantly, as in a ludicrous laugh, always showing their long incisor teeth. The females were more 
calm and affectionate than the males. M. Is. GeofFroy considers the animal which had been called 
the Great White Monkey — the C. atys of some authors — a specimen of which was in the Garden 
of Plants, as an albino of the C.fuliginosus. 
The White-crowned Monkey, C. cethiojjs, its locality not ascertained, and the White-collared 
Monkey, C. coUaris, are the other best-known species of this genus. 
Genus MACACUS. — This term is said to be derived from the negroes of Congo, who denomi- 
nate a species of monkey by the name of Macaco. It seems to have been applied to an Asiatic 
species by Buffon through mistake. The genus has been the theme of dispute with naturalists, 
but it is now recognized as including several well-defined and distinct species. Their character- 
istics are a thick, bony arch over the eyes, an elongated snout, nostrils opening obliquely on the 
Tapper part of the muzzle, and the canine teeth strong and large. Some of the species are distin- 
guished by crests or manes. They seem to approach the baboons. Swainson calls them Ajye- 
bahoons ; and Pennant, the Lion-tailed baboons. Gervais divides them into three kinds, according 
to their tails — some being as long as the body, some middling, and some short. 
The AVanderoo Monkey, M. silenus, has its hair deep black throughout, with the exception 
of the long beard or mane, which descends on each side of the face in the form of a ruflf, extend- 
ing downward over the chest, and varying from an ash gray to a pure white. The npper part of 
the face between the eyes is naked and flesh-colored; the muzzle perfectly black ; cheek- pouches 
large ; callosities of considerable size, and flesh-colored ; tail about half as long as the body, and 
when perfect, which in captivity is not often the case, terminating in a brush of tufted hairs. It 
is an inhabitant of the peninsula of India and Ceylon. M. Duvaucel saw the animal in the mena- 
gerie at Barracpore, and states that the Indians give it the name of Nil Bandar. It lives in the 
depths of the solitary forests, and feeds on leaves and vegetables. A young female in the Paris 
Garden of Plants was gentle and aff"ectionate, but some males were very mischievous. Father 
Vincent Maria gives the following quaint account of this species : " There are found four sorts of 
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