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disposal, consisting of pine-apple, fresh green figs, bananas, 
pomegranates, and grapes. The pomegranates appeared 
to be most favoured, for it took to this fruit with evident 
relish, leaving nothing but the hard outside shell. Since 
then it has fed upon pine -apple, grapes, apples, pears, 
bananas, dates, raisins, and bread. It has thus improved 
in strength and temper, and has already made friends 
with the keeper, Marsbridge, and, no doubt, will soon 
become an affectionate and amusing companion, and an 
interesting addition to the Society’s splendid collection. — 
Land and Water, October 22, 1887, p. 342. 
ANDAMAN MONKEY (jIACACUS ANDAAIANENS1&). 
The discovery in the Andaman Islands of a new species 
of Quadrumina was a very important addition to our 
knowledge of this interesting country. One or two species 
of monkeys were known to exist on the adjacent Nicobar 
Islands, the common Macaque {M. cynoinolgus) being one 
of them, but until Captain Brown brought home the present 
individual no monkey was known to exist on the Andaman 
islands. One or more species of monkey being found on 
the Nicobar Islands would lead us to expect such a thing 
as highly probable, and had the same species of monkey 
been met with, nothing very remarkable would have been 
thought about it, but the discovery of a species hitherto 
unknown upon the islands that have already furnished 
us with a man and a pig that are quite imlihe any of the 
neighbouring races, is a circumstance deserving particular 
attention, and affords materials for much speculation and 
investigation. 
This new and unique monkey was presented to the 
Zoological Society by Captain Brown, R.N., of her 
Majesty’s ship Vigilant. It dated its joining the ship’s 
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