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The New International Encyclopædia/Negro Monkey

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2207278The New International Encyclopædia — Negro Monkey

NEGRO MONKEY. (1) A sooty black langur (Semnopithecus maurus), about 24 inches long, plus a still longer tail. The animal is well known in Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula. Its young are reddish in color and grow black with advancing age. (2) A marmoset (Midas ursulus) of Brazil, also called ‘negro tamarin,’ and often tamed. It is black with a reddish dorsal stripe.