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BRANCH VERTEBRATA. 



Fio. 473. 



The Proboscis Monkey of Borneo has a flabby nose, 



six inches long, the tip com- 

 ing quite below the lowest 

 point of the chin. 



The Sacred Monkey re- 

 ceives divine honors from the 

 natives of India, who believe 

 it a metamorphosed prince, 

 and punish its slaughter by 

 death, although a trifling fine 

 compounds for the murder of 

 a man.* It is permitted to 

 ravage their gardens at will- 

 it being considered a great honor to be robbed by it- 

 even hospitals being erected for its reception, when sick 

 or injured. 



Fio. 474. 



Sem no pith c'cus na f&'ca. 

 Proboscis Monkey. After Hornaday. 



Sem no pith 2' cus entel'lus. Sacred Monkey. 



* Tt may have become interwoven so remarkably with the superstition of the 

 Hindoos on account of being an expert serpent-killer. 



