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fifth hand in -clinging to their frail support, and in swing- 

 ing from branch to branch. 



2. A very striking feature of most South American 

 monkeys is the strong resemblance they bear to the In- 

 dians of the forest regions, just as those of Africa are said 

 to resemble the negro, and those of the Indian Archipelago 

 the Malay race. Some of them look so much like Indians 

 that one can not help imagining there exists a near rela- 

 tionship between these tribes of forest-dwellers. Hum- 

 boldt says of the howler : " The face of this singular 

 monkey is nearly concealed by a sandy, bushy beard, ex- 



[frsine Howlers. 



tending below and projecting considerably beyond his chin, 

 giving him a very dignified appearance. So striking is 

 their resemblance to the human species that, once having 

 shot one, I almost felt as though I had committed murder. 

 When I raised the poor creature from the ground, upon 

 which he had fallen, his large gray eyes were bathed in 

 tears, and every feature expressed the deepest agony. 

 3. " Casting upon me a most eloquent look of reproach, 



