bonnet-macaque

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A monkey (Macacus sinicus), a native of Bengal and Ceylon, and well known in confinement, which its hardy constitution enables it to endure in any climate. It receives its name from the peculiar arrangement of the hairs on the crown of its head, which seem to form a kind of cap or bonnet. Its general color is a somewhat bright olive-gray, and the skin of the face is of a leathery flesh-color. Also called munga.