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Monkey in his beautiful fur : his hair was of a brilliant golden green, the back and sides were rich 
brown, variegated with black, the outer part of the limbs and tail were slate-coloured grey, while the 
neck, chest, and underneath were pure shining white. He had ears and hands of a flesh-colour, and 
there was a black band stretched across the forehead, surmounted by a crescent-shaped stripe of grey. 
Probably its French education may have had something to do with its politeness and gentleness, 
for one of these pretty creatures which was kept in the Zoological Gardens was one of the most ill- 
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conditioned savage beasts ever seen — quite a diabolical Monkey, This Monkey does not appear to 
have the air sac in the neck which is common to the Guenons, as well as to the other Monkeys already 
noticed. 
THE WHITE-NOSED MONKEY * 
The word “ petaurista” is the Latin for “ one that showeth tricks of activity, from a machine 
suspended,” according to old dictionaries, so this Monkey with a white nose has its abilities properly 
designated. Some call it the Vaulting Monkey, but in the Zoological Gardens its wonderful agility is 
shown by its scampering up the side, over the top, and down the opposite side of its cage in a kind of 
continuous somersault. Coming down on all-fours with a bang, it does the same thing over and over 
* Cercopithccus petaurista,. 
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