ON THE MONKEYS KNOWN TO THE CHINESE. 37 



ed. Men shoot them with poisoned arrows ; the shot animals* 

 companions draw out the arrow in order to wound themselves, 

 and die with one another." They are also called Kwojen ; 

 vide Morrison, (Diet. Chin, and Engl., part ii. vol. i. p. 321. 

 4to. Macao). 



The How monkey {Swiia) is one name for five sorts, viz., 

 How, Nao, Keo, Yu, and Muh. The female monkey is 

 called ^Moo how not pin. The name of the Muh (washers) 

 is derived from their habits : "they are naturally addicted to 

 running about, fond of stealing things and utensils, and of 

 imitating men, and as soon as they have brought forth their 

 young, in imitation of mankind, they plunge them into the 

 mountain streams." — Zool. iv. The how is the proper mon- 

 key, but no plates being given of the others, it is difficult to 

 guess which are indicated. 



This closes the account of the Simice in the ' San tsae too 

 hwuy : ' many of the animals are fabulous, some few perhaps 

 new. The following scattered notices have been collected 

 from other sources, to throw as much light on the subject as 

 limited time and materials will allow. Although Zoology as 

 a science, may not receive much additional information from 

 Chinese works, yet animals of new species may occasionally 

 be found, as was the case of the tapir first described from the 

 Chinese by Mr. A.bel Remusat, the existence of which has 

 since been satisfactorily proved. The Japanese Encyclope- 

 dia before quoted, only presents its readers with two sorts of 

 monkeys — the Yuen or Yuen-how, and the How, also named 

 Hoosun. Fan ming mo sze cha, — " The name of Fan pro- 

 vokes their irritability." " The keo are like monkeys, and fond 

 of seizing in their paws men's property." Fan is the name of 

 an Indian bonze. (See Heuen &c. part xii. p. 5). 



The Urhya, of which a very splendid copy in 4to., an edi- 

 tion of the sixth year of the emperor Keaking, exists in the 

 library of the British Museum, not only contains several draw- 

 ings with explanations, but also an account of the Yu, or 'do- 

 mesticated class,' with a commentary. The plates have the 

 Fuh-fuh holding a sword, and said to be " like a man, with 

 straggling hair, and to run after men to eat them." — Urh-ya, 

 part Heahow, p. 27. 



The Mung yung nao chwang ; " the Mung yung have the 

 appearance of the Nao." Mung yung means dull face. 



The " Nao yuen that are good climbers ; " a species of Hy- 

 lohates. 



' Moo, mother, instead of the common feminine adjunct or prefix for 

 female animals. 



