The New International Encyclopædia/Negro Monkey
Appearance
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.