92 CAPUCIN MONKEYS, 
All these monkeys are eaten by the mhabitants of these lands, being cooked upon an 
extempore scaffolding of hard wood. Their flesh is very dry indeed, so much so, that a 
monkey’s arm has been preserved for many years only by being roasted over a fire. 
They are not so playful in their habits as most of the monkey tribe, even when young 
preserving a solid gravity of demeanour. They are very numerous among the trees of 
their favourite resorts, as many as forty individuals having been seen upon one tree. 
The Capuctn Monkeys, two ex amples of which are here given, are active little 
animals, lively and playful. In habits, all the species seem to be very similar, so that the 
description of one will serve equally for any other. In consequence of their youth and 
sportive manners they are frequently kept in a domesticated state, both by the native 
Indians and by European settlers. Like several other small monkeys, the Capucin often 
strikes up a friendship for other animals that may happen to live in or near its home, the 
cat being one of the most favoured of their allies. SOHO RREAE it carries its familiarity so 
far as to turn the cat into a steed for the nonce, and, seated upon her back, to perambu- 
late the premises. More unpromising subjects for cue exercise have been pressed 
THE CAPUCIN,—Cebus Apella, HORNED SAPAJOQU.—Cebus fatuellus. 
into the service by the Capucin. Humboldt mentions one of these creatures which was 
accustomed to catch a pig every morning, and, mounting upon its back, to retain its seat 
during the day. Even while the pig was feeding in the savannahs its rider remained 
firm, and bestrode its victim with as much pertinac ity as Sinbad’s old man of the sea. 
There is some difficulty in settling the species of the Capucins, for their fur is rather 
variable in tint, in some cases differmg so greatly as to look like another species. The 
general tint of the CAPUCIN is a golden olive, a whiter fur bordering the face in some 
individuals, though not in all. 
The HorNED CAPUCIN is much more conspicuous than the last-mentioned animal, as 
the erect fringe of hair that stands so boldly from the forehead points it out at once. 
When viewed in front, the hair assumes the appearance of two tufts or horns, from which 
peculiarity the creature derives its name. These horns are not fully developed until the 
monkey has attaimed maturity. 
Tn colour, too, it is rather different from the Capucin, having a constant tinge of red 
init. The fur is mostly of a deep brown, but in some individuals resembles that peculiar 
purple black which is obtained by diluting common black ink with water, while in others 
the ruddy hue prevails so strongly as to impart a chestnut tint to the hair. The fringed 
crest is tipped with grey. 
The last example of the Capucins which will be noticed in these pages, is the 
WEEPER MONKEY, or SAI. 
