Owen, P. Z. S. 1848, p. 29, f. 12 I Trans. Zool. Soc. iii. p. 381 ! Gorilla 

 gina, I. Geoff. Arch, chi Mus. viii. t. 2, 3, 4. Satyrua adrotes, 

 Meyen, Wic(jm. Arch. 185G, p. 182. 



Hab. Gaboon, Bowclkh, 1819. 



3. SIMIA. 



The arms reaching to the ankles ; feet long, narrow ; fingers and 

 toes short ; claws channelled ; ears small ; head moderate ; cheeks 

 and face elongate ; throat dilatile. The cheeks of the adult male 

 are much enlarged and very callous. The great toe not extending 

 to the end of the metacarpal bone ; often destitute of the claw- 

 bearing joint. Buttocks hairy. Brain-case moderate. iJo^. Asiatic 

 islands. 



Pongo, Lacep. 1798 ; Knhl. Pithecus, Geoff. 1812 ; Leach,_ 1819 ; 

 Cuvier, 1829. Satyxus, Ogilhy, 1838 ; Lesson. Brachiopithecus, 

 Blainv. 



Simla satyrus. The Orang-outang. B. M. 



Bright red-brown. 



Jocko, Buffon, Supp. \i\. p. 2. Simia satjTus, Linn. S. N. vol. i. p. 34, 

 1766 ; Cuvier ;''_Geoffroy. Simia agrias, Schreh. pi. 2. f. ii. b et ii. c, 

 1775. Simia nifus. Lesson, Spec. Mamm. p. 40. Pithecus satyrus, 

 Leach, Journ. Fliys. 1819 ; Desm. Mamm. p. 50. SatjTus Imekias, 

 Meycn, Wiegm. Arch. 1866, p. 281. 



Hah. Sumatra. 



See also 



a. Pithecus hicolor, Is. Geoff. Ann. dii Mus. xi. t., 1843. Red- 



brown ; sides, armpits, inner part of the thighs, and round 

 the mouth pale whitish-yellow ; orbits subquadrangular. 

 Hah. Sumatra. 3Ius. Paris. 



b. Grote Bornevosche — Onrang-outang of Wurmb, Pongo Papes 



TFi(nHi«7,Latreille; Pongo deBorneo,'Blnm\-.=^ Simia umrmhii, 

 Fischer. Fur brown ; male with large tubercles on cheeks ; 

 from Borneo. Is perhaps only an adult. 



c. Orang from Simaatra, Clark Abel, Asiatic Researches, xv.= 



Pongo Ahelii, Less. ,- Simia Ahelii, Fischer. 



d. Oranq cle WaUich—S. WaUirhii, Blaiii\-ille, Journ. de Phys. 



1818. From a large half-adult skull sent by Dr. Wallicli to 

 Paris, which, according to Is. Geoffrey, difi'ers from that of 

 S. satynts, and is more like that of S. Wur7)ihii. 



e. Simia morio, Owen, P. Z. S. 1 836, p. 92 ; Trans. Zool. Soc. ii. 



p. 168. From a skull from Borneo with a peculiar dentition ; 

 perhaps an accidental variety. Dr. Cantor observes that the 

 physiognomy and coloirr of the face exhibit a marked dif- 

 ference in living individuals from Sumatra and Borneo. — 

 Cat. Mamm. Malacca. 



f. Simia giganteus, Pearson.Journ.Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 1841, p. 660. 



g. Pithecus O'wenii, Blyth, Journ. A.siat. Soc. Beng. 18.53. p. 369. 

 h. Pithecus curtuSjBljth, Journ. Asia.t.8oc. Beng. 1856, xxiv. p. 518. 



