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Douroucolis are nocturnal and arboreal animals; they are 

 eminently vociferous, uttering Cat-like cries or loud howls, and the 

 food is made up of fruit, insects and small birds. 



Their range extends "from Nicaragua to the Amazon and Eastern 

 Peru," and the Indians call them "Devil Monkeys." They are 

 difficult to keep in captivity, being of a delicate nature. 



Reference may be made in concluding this chapter to the five 

 species included in this genus, namely, the Three-Banded Dourou- 

 coli, which has a remarkably loud voice for an animal which is only 

 about a foot in length ; the Lemurine Douroucoli, which inhabits 

 Colombia and Upper Amazonia and other parts of North-Western 

 South America; the Red-Footed Douroucoli, whose distinguishing 

 characteristic is sufficiently indicated by its name; Azara's Dourou- 

 coli, which is found in the North-East of the Argentine, "but not in 

 Paraguay proper," and the Feline Douroucoli, which is a rare species 

 closely related to the last-named, but to be distinguished by "the 

 three facial streaks, irregular and combining together on the crown, 

 the middle one broad and lozenge-shaped ; the frontal spots short and 

 white; fur longer and more woolly; neck, chest, under-surface of 

 body, inner sides of the limbs and the base of the tail yellowish ; tail 

 round." 



We next proceed to make acquaintance with the mammals of 

 Australia, and in this section I give way to my good friend and 

 brother naturalist, Charles Barrett, whose informative and entertain- 

 ing sketches will, I am sure, prove of interest and value. 



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