GIBBONS. 
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east side of the Irawadi river is not 
yet definitely determined. 
The hoolock maybe readily dis¬ 
tinguished from the white-handed 
gibbon by the presence of a white 
or grey hand across the eyebrows, 
and also by the whole of the rest 
of the head, as well as the upper 
surfaces of the hands and feet, 
being of the same colour as the 
body. This general colour varies 
from black to a light yellowish- 
grey; the females being generally 
paler than the males. As we have 
seen, their build is rather lighter, while their habits are more active than those 
of the last-named species. 
All who have written of the hoolock agree as to its docile and 
engaging disposition, and the readiness with which, even when adult, 
it can be thoroughly tamed in a short space of time. Writing of a pet hoolock, 
formerly in his possession, Mr. R. A. Sterndale, in his Mammalia of India says, 
“ Nothing contented him so much as being allowed to sit by my side with his arm 
HOOLOCKS IN A BAMBOO JUNGLE. 
Mode of Life. 
