. Animals in menageries. rds contained in the Third Part; beingthat portion of our ornithological labours which wantof space obliged us to omit in a former volume, and ofv^diich, in fact, it should be viewed as an Appendix. Such a considerable number of quadrupeds have been,at different times, imported into England, and exhibitedin menageries, that it became absolutely necessary tomake a selection. We have, therefore, omitted the ele-phant, the rhinoceros, the oran-outang, and a fewothers of the best known ; since their histories have beenso often repeated, that they must be in the hands ofalm
. Animals in menageries. rds contained in the Third Part; beingthat portion of our ornithological labours which wantof space obliged us to omit in a former volume, and ofv^diich, in fact, it should be viewed as an Appendix. Such a considerable number of quadrupeds have been,at different times, imported into England, and exhibitedin menageries, that it became absolutely necessary tomake a selection. We have, therefore, omitted the ele-phant, the rhinoceros, the oran-outang, and a fewothers of the best known ; since their histories have beenso often repeated, that they must be in the hands ofalmost every one. This has given us more space for theintroduction of others, whose natural history has beenillustrated by the observations of recent travellers. The Diana Monkey. Cercopithecus Diana, Geoff. Simla Diana, Linn. La Diane,Auduh. Palatine Monkey, PtMwawt {Fig.\.) The Diana monkey derives its name from its frontalcrescent-shaped band, as resembling that ornament * As in the case of the glutton, Gulo l::scus. DSf. MONA MONKEY. 3 which poets and mytholo-jists assign to the goddessof hunting. It is one of themost gentle -and gracefulmonkeys usually seen inmenageries. Of its habitsin a state of nature we knownothing. A living specimen,in the Zoological Gardens,is described as moderatelyplayfal, and quite familiar. It is a native of WesternAfrica, and is stated, by Marcgrave and the older na-turalists, to inhabit the forests of Congo and Guinea. In size, the Diana monkey is about eighteen inchesin length, without reckoning the tail, which is verylong, and measures nearly two feet. Its colouring ispeculiarly varied and graceful: the head, neck, sides,and middle of the body beneath, are of a dark ash-colour,which becomes gradually darker on the outside of thelimbs and tail, and is finally converted into a deep blackat the extremities. The face and ears are intenselyblack. Besides the white frontal band before alluded to,there are broad bushy tufts of white hairs on the sides
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