. The popular natural history . Zoology. THE COLOBUS. II of its enormously lengthened nose. This feature does not present itself in perfection until the Kahau has reached its maturity. In size, the Kahau is about equal to the Hoonuman, and seems to be an active animal, leaping from branch to branch, through distances of fifteen feet or more. For the preternatural ugliness of the countenance the Kahau is partially compensated by the beautiful colouring of its fur, which is thick, but not woolly, nor very long. The principal colour in the body is a bright chestnut red : the sides of the face, pa
. The popular natural history . Zoology. THE COLOBUS. II of its enormously lengthened nose. This feature does not present itself in perfection until the Kahau has reached its maturity. In size, the Kahau is about equal to the Hoonuman, and seems to be an active animal, leaping from branch to branch, through distances of fifteen feet or more. For the preternatural ugliness of the countenance the Kahau is partially compensated by the beautiful colouring of its fur, which is thick, but not woolly, nor very long. The principal colour in the body is a bright chestnut red : the sides of the face, part of the shoulders, and under part of the body being of a golden yellow. A rich brown tint is spread over the head and between the shoulders ; the arms and legs taking a whiter tinge than the URSINE coLOBUS.—(Colobus urstnus). THE COLOBUS. The scientific name which is given to this genus of monkeys explains—as is the proper office of names—one of the leading peculiarities of the animals. The title "Colobus" is a Greek word, signifying "stunted," or "maimed," and is given to these animals because the thumbs of the two fore-limbs give but little external indication of their presence, so that the hand consists merely of four fingers. They are exclusively African animals. They are rather handsome creatures, and their hair is sufficiently long and silky to be valuable as a fur. The Ursine, or Bearlike Colobus, is so named because the general colour of its long black fur, and the form of the monkey itself, with the exception of the tail, has something of the bearish aspect. The cheeks and chin of this animal are covered with white hair; there is a white patch on the hind legs ; and, with the exception of a few inches at its root, which retain the black hue. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not
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