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tigers, and whenever one is seen, they make a peculiar noise 
which, after once being heard, can always afterwards be 
recognized as announcing the near proximity of Stripes. 
The female langur exhibits great affection for her young 
which, as in the case of the monkeys generally, holds 
on to the under surface of the mother, this position 
being assumed in order to admit of its having free access to 
the nipples, which in all monkeys are situated on the chest 
as in woman. As an example of the affection manifested 
by these animals for their young, an instance that occurred 
in this house may be cited : A baby langur which was 
still being reared at the breast died, but the disconsolate 
mother, who exhibited the greatest tenderness for her lost 
one, refused to allow it to be removed from the cage* 
snatching away the decaying body when any attempt was 
made to remove it. 
Forbes mentions that having once shot a female out of 
a number of langurs herding together, a large male 
followed him and the dead monkey to his tent and 
remained there manifesting the greatest distress, and was 
only pacified by getting possession of the dead body of his 
comrade which he bore quickly away in his arms. 
The Assam Langur or Semnote, 6”. pileatus , differs in 
appearance from the Indian Langur. It is considerably 
smaller, and does not carry its tail curved forwards over 
the back like entellus , S. schistaceus , .S’, priamus , and 
»S. leucogaster; but its tail, which is very long and tufted, 
hangs down. The face is purplish-black, and the whiskers 
are rather long and reddish-yellow. In adult males, the 
coat is a rather rich yellowish colour, washed with ashy- 
grey on the upper surface, and more especially on the top 
of the head, giving rise to a capped or pileated appearance. 
