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Chap. XVIII.
Beauty of the Quadrumana.
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Although many kinds of monkeys are far from beautiful according to our taste, other species are universally admired for their elegant appearance and bright colours. The Semnopithecus nemœus though peculiarly coloured, is described as extremely Fig. 77. Cercopithecus petaurista (from Brehm).