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movements seem sluggish when compared with those of Ateles or 

 even Cebus. The flesh is eaten by the natives, but is less prized than 

 that of Ateles and Cebus. It is commonly cut in strips and after 

 being smoked over a fire may be kept for several days without salt- 

 ing. All of the specimens obtained carried numerous large larvae of 

 flies, mainly in the skin on the throat, which added materially to their 

 repugnant appearance. These larvae were not found on the spider 

 monkeys taken in the same vicinity. Perhaps the greater activity 

 of the latter may not permit the deposition of eggs. 



Native name mono negro. 



Specimens examined. — Nine, all from the type locality. 



