– 1 9 8 4 ), ▁Australian ▁orn ith ologist <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Bird s , ▁The ▁Be es ▁& ▁The ▁Mon ke es ▁is ▁the ▁fifth ▁studio ▁album ▁by ▁the ▁Mon ke es . ▁Re leased ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Mon ke es ▁album ▁not ▁to ▁reach ▁Bill boards ▁number ▁one , ▁pe aking ▁at ▁No . ▁ 3 ▁on ▁the ▁U . S . ▁charts . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁their ▁first ▁album ▁to ▁miss ▁the ▁UK ▁charts ▁altogether , ▁with ▁their ▁four ▁previous ▁efforts ▁all ▁having ▁reached ▁the ▁top ▁ten . ▁The ▁album ▁has ▁sold ▁over ▁a ▁million ▁copies . ▁ ▁History ▁While ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁present ▁several ▁mis fortun es ▁for ▁the ▁band ▁( the ir ▁television ▁series ▁was ▁can ce led ; ▁their ▁first ▁motion ▁picture ▁project , ▁Head , ▁failed ▁at ▁the ▁box ▁office ; ▁their ▁television ▁special , ▁ 3 3 ⅓ ▁Revolution s ▁per ▁Mon kee , ▁arg u ably ▁f ared ▁even ▁worse ; ▁and , ▁in ▁December , ▁Peter ▁T ork ▁left ▁the ▁group ), ▁The ▁Bird s , ▁The ▁Be es ▁& ▁The ▁Mon ke es ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁another ▁successful ▁album , ▁yield ing ▁the ▁group ' s ▁sixth ▁million - s elling ▁single ▁in ▁" V aller i " ▁and ▁yet ▁another ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁in ▁" Day d ream ▁Bel ie ver ", ▁written ▁by ▁former ▁King ston ▁T rio ▁member ▁John ▁Stewart . ▁Co