THE HUWLING MONKEYS. 8S 



her such woe, that even when cherry-brandy was offered to her, the 

 cherries thereof being her special luxury, she would shoot out her 

 tongue, and with just its tip taste the liquid that covered the dainty 

 fruits beneath, but would not venture further. 



She seemed to bear the cold weather tolerably well, and was supplied 

 with plenty of warm clothing, which stood her in good stead even off the 

 icy coasts of Newfoundland, where, however, she expressed her dislike 

 of the temperature by constant shivering. In order to guard herself 

 against the excessive cold, she hit upon an ingenious device. There 

 were on board two Newfoundland dogs. They were quite young, and 

 the two used to occupy a domicile which was furnished with plenty of 

 straw. Into this refuge Sally would creep, and putting an arm round each 

 of the puppies and wrapping her tail about them, was happy and warm. 



She was fond of almost all kinds of animals, especially if they were 

 small ; but these two puppies were her particular pets. Her affection for 

 them was so great that she was quite jealous of them ; and if any of the 

 men or boys passed nearer the spot than she considered j)roper, she 

 would come flying out of the little house, and shake her arms at the 

 intruders with a menacing gesture as if she meant to annihilate them. 



THE HO\A/LING MONKEYS. 



The next sub-family, the MvcETiN.E, contains only one genus, Mv- 

 CETES, which, however, is subdivided into ten species. They range from 

 Guatemala to Paraguay. 



v.— GENUS MYCETES. 



Oken's dictum that the largest animals of each family is also the 

 most perfect, is true in the case of these monkeys, which are better 

 known by their English name of the HOWLING MONKEYS. They attain 

 a length of three feet in the body, with a tail still longer. Their form is 

 slender but compact, the limbs well proportioned, the hands five-fingered, 

 the head large, the chin provided with a beard. They derive their com- 

 mon name from the howling with which they fill the forest, and which 

 can be heard for miles. 



The instrument by means of which the Howlers make night dismal 

 with their wailings, is the " hyoid bone," a portion of the frame which is 



