1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Green Monkey

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17065531911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 12 — Green Monkey

GREEN MONKEY, a west African representative of the typical group of the guenon monkeys technically known as Cercopithecus callitrichus, taking its name from the olive-greenish hue of the fur of the back, which forms a marked contrast to the white whiskers and belly.