_Simia sabæa_, Linn., Syst. Nat., i., p. 38 (1766).
_Cercopithecus griseus_ (Le Grivet), F. Cuvier, Mamm., i., livr. vii.
(Juin, 1819).
_Cercopithecus griseo-viridis_, Desmarest, Mamm., p. 61 (1820); Martin,
Mammif. An., p. 518 (1841); Rüppell, Neue Wirbelth. Säugeth., p. 8
(1835); Blanford, Zool. Abyss. Exp., p. 224 (1870); Sclater, P. Z. S.,
1893, p. 248.
_Cercopithecus sabæus_, Geoffr., Cat. Méth. Primates, p. 22 (1851);
Schleg., Mus. Pays-Bas, vii., p. 74 (1876).
_Chlorocebus engythithea_, Gray, Cat. Monkeys Brit. Mus., p. 26 (1870).
CHARACTERS.--Head more pyramidal than in _C. cynosurus_, and the muzzle
thinner; an angular patch of hair at the corner of each eye, pointing
backwards; whiskers forming long and thick ear-tufts, directed backwards
and partly concealing the ears; ears small; hands short and small. Face,
ears, and lips dark {57}violet; region round the eyes livid flesh-colour;
the superciliary band joining the whiskers white; top of the head, back as
far as the rump, shoulders and arms greyish olive-green--the hairs ringed
with greyish-black and pale yellow; whiskers, chin, breast, under surface
of body, fore part of shoulders, the inner side of the limbs, and the under
side of the tail, white; forearms, rump, and thighs grey, slightly washed
with olive; hands and feet entirely grey; upper side of the tail
greyish-black, the tip paler. Scrotal region coppery-green, covered with
orange hairs.
Distinguished from the Malbrouck by the form of the head, the greyer shade
of the hair, and the colour of the scrotal region; and from _C.
callitrichus_, described below, by the more sombre colour of its hair, the
white superciliary band, and the long white whiskers. Length of body, about
19 inches; tail, 22 inches.
DISTRIBUTION.--North-east Africa: throughout Abyssinia, Sennaar, and
Kordofan, up to 4,000 feet.
HABITS.--According to Dr. Blanford, this species is a true tree Monkey, and
is very rarely seen except in the forest. "On the highlands of Abyssinia,"
he says, "I only once saw a flock--this was near Dildi, south of Lake
Ashangi. I met with larger flocks on the Anseba, where they inhabited the
high trees on the banks of the stream. The flocks seen were small, not
exceeding twenty to thirty individuals. I had but few opportunities of
observing their habits, but they appeared to differ but little from those
of _Macacus_ or _Inuus_, except that _Cercopithecus_ is a quieter animal
and less mischievous. In captivity they are well known as excessively
docile and good tempered, and fairly intelligent."
{58}XV. WERNER'S GUENON. CERCOPITHECUS WERNERI.
_Cercopithecus werneri_, Geoffr., C. R., xxxi., p. 874 (1850); id., Arch.
Mus., v., p. 539, pl. xxvii. (1851); Wagner, in Schreb. Säugeth. Suppl.,
v., p. 42 (1855); Sclater, P. Z. S., 1893, p. 258.
CHARACTERS.--Nearly related to _C. sabæus_, but all the parts are
olive-green where that species is greyish-green--the hairs being ringed
with reddish-fawn and black; the former taking the place of the green rings
in the hairs of the _C. sabæus_, and the black ones being much broader; the
face black; the tail yellow at the tip as in _C. sabæus_.
DISTRIBUTION.--The exact habitat of this species is unknown.