LANGURS. 
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The Banded Leaf-Monkey (Semvopithecus fnnoralU). 
A rare langur from Sumatra, Borneo, and the Malay Peninsula, extending as 
far north as Tenasserim, is the banded leaf - monkey, of whose habits little, 
unfortunately, is known. It differs from all those already mentioned in that 
the hair of the crown of the head radiates from two distinct points on the fore¬ 
head. The hair on the hinder part of the head stands up so as to form a crest; 
while that over the temples bends forwards to overhang the eyes. In colour this 
monkey is much darker than any of the above species; it varies from blackish- 
brown to black over the greater part of the body, but is white over a larger 
portion of the under surface of the body and inner sides of the thighs; the 
white area always including the abdomen. The young are of a whitish hue 
throughout. 
A closely allied, if not identical, kind of langur from the same regions has 
received the name of S. cltrysomelas, and differs merely by some details of 
coloration. 
It is a curious circumstance that the skulls of both these species or varieties of 
langurs can be distinguished from those of all others by the form of the last molar, 
or “ wisdom-tooth,” in the lower jaw. In all the other langurs this tooth has five 
tubercles, in the banded leaf-monkey it has but four, as in the under-mentioned 
group of guenons. 
The Negro Monkey (Semnopithecus maurus). 
Far better known than the last species is the negro monkey, or Budeng, as 
it is called by the inhabitants of Java, of which we give an illustration. This 
langur, which was originally obtained from Java, but, according to Dr. J. Anderson, 
is also found in Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula, takes its English name from 
the full black colour prevailing over all the body in the adult, except a portion of 
the under surface, and the root of the tail, where it is replaced by grey. It agrees 
with the last in the forward projection of the hairs on the front of the crown of 
the head, as is well shown in the figure. The length of the head and body of 
this monkey is about 24 inches; the tail being longer than the head and body, 
and frequently furnished with a small tuft at the extremity. The young are 
light-coloured, being of a yellowish or reddish tint; the dark colour of the adult 
appearing first on the hands, and then gradually spreading over the limbs and 
body. This light colour of the young shows that the dark tint of the adults is 
an acquired or specialised character. 
Nearly allied to this species is another and much rarer monkey, found in 
Java, where it is called by the natives the lutong. It is known scientifically as 
S. pyrrhus; and it differs from the negro monkey in being of a ferruginous 
red colour at all ages, and is therefore evidently a less specialised form. 
So like, indeed, are the two that Dr. J. Anderson considered the lutong 
to be merely a light-coloured variety of the budeng. More recently, however, 
Dr. Jentiuk, of Leyden, has shown that the skulls of the two present considerable 
