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not," he adds, " master my feeling of repentance for having killed a crea- 

 ture whicli even in death manifested the noblest and purest feelings." 



THE BUDENG. 



The BuDENG, Sciiinopifhaiis maurns, called also the Negro Monkey, 

 furnishes the furs which were so fashionable with ladies a few years 

 ago. His hair is glossy black, on tlie liands and face like satin, on the 

 back like silk. The head is covered with a peculiar cap of hair which 

 falls over the forehead and grows down both checks. The length of the 

 Budeng is about three feet, fully one-liall being tail. 



The Budeng is found in Java in troops of from forty to fifty. At the 

 approach of man they raise a loud cry and spring madly into the trees, 

 and hurl on the intruder broken branches. But they soon lose their 

 fear. The sacred foinitain of I'rogo has from time immemorial been fre- 

 quented by a tribe of half-tame Budengs, never exceeding fifteen in num- 

 ber, which come down from the trees on the approach of visitors, and 

 surround them witli an air of confident familiarity. At Amsterdam there 

 were two Budengs which usually sat curled up together side by side, the 

 hands crossed over the breast. Their grave appearance was enhanced 

 by the thick mass of hair falling over the face. Tiiey came slowly to 

 receive their food, but took it quietly and thoughtfully ; their expression 

 was sagacious, but not lively. They were terribly annoyed by two mon- 

 keys of the genus Cynocephalus. These latter delighted in teasing the 

 solemn Budengs, who at the sight of their tormentors embraced each 

 other closely. The foes seemed to take a malicious pleasure in loosening 

 this close embrace ; they jumped on tlu- Budengs, rode on tluir backs, 

 pulled their tails and hair, and climbed over them as if they had been part 

 of a tree ; their cruel sport became more cruel when their hapless victims 

 screamed out. A Budeng at Antwerp showed a similar timidity in the 

 presence of the little Macacus, which kicked and cufled him at its pleasure. 



THE KAHAU. 



The Proboscis Monkey, or Kahau, Scmnopithccus nasica, (Plate \\\ 

 is so called from his nose. This organ hangs down over the upper 

 lip, and is a caricature of the human feature; it has the peculiarity 

 of being very movable. The Kahau has callosities, and the tail is 



