Chapter XI: The Hairy-Eared Macaque. Macacus Lasiotis

_Macacus lasiotis_, Gray, P. Z. S., 1868, p. 61, pl. vi.; id., Cat.
Monkeys, Brit. Mus., p. 129 (1870); Anders., Zool. Exped. Yun-nan, p. 83
(1878; with synonymy).

_Macacus rhesus_, Sclater, P. Z. S., 1871, p. 222.

_Macacus erythræus_ (nec Cuv.), Schl., Mus. Pays-Bas, vii., p. 112
(1876).

CHARACTERS.--Very nearly allied to _Macacus rhesus_, from which it differs in its larger size, more hairy ears, and more richly {26}coloured fur, the hairs having the yellow rings rich orange or brick-red, especially on the hind quarters.

Fur long, fine, and silky, longest on the shoulders, neck, and upper surface of feet; hair on the top of the head not radiated; ears hairy; callosities surrounded by hair; a naked red spot at the outer angle of the eyes; tail about one-fourth of the body in length.

MALE.--Dark rich olive-yellow; face pale flesh-colour; sides of the face, neck, and front part of the body olive-grey; hinder parts of the body brick-red; the slaty colour of the fore-limbs, and of the anterior aspect of the legs becoming black on the hands and feet; ears flesh-colour; callosities crimson; throat, chest, and inside of the fore-limbs greyish, washed with rufous above the wrists; belly and inside of the hind limbs greyish, washed with orange-red.

FEMALE.--Fawn-colour, washed with red, especially on the lower back. Face brighter coloured than in the male. Tail one-fourth the length of the body.

Skull more massive, shorter, and markedly broader and with a more vertical muzzle than _M. rhesus_.

DISTRIBUTION.--Province of Szechuen, W. China: Dupleix Mountains, 13,000 feet. (_Bonvalot._)

HABITS.--Little is known of the habits of this Chinese representative of the Bengal Macaque. In the winter it is said to have a splendid coat of rich brown hair, very long and thick. It is very fierce and powerful.