THE SAPAJOUS, OR CAPUCHIN MONKEYS 



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hension as are those of the other genera. Another feature of these monkeys is that 

 the hair does not partake of a woolly nature. The general build of the body is 

 rather stout ; the arms and legs accord in this respect with the body, not being 

 excessively long nor excessively slender. 



The native name of these monkeys on the Amazon is Caiarara, or "macaw- 

 headed, ' ' the word Arara meaning a macaw. It seems, however, that Caiarara is 



THE WHITE-CHEEKED SAPAJOU (l), THE BROWN SAPAJOU (2), THE WHITE-THROATED 

 SAPAJOU (3), THE SMOOTH-HEADED SAPAJOU (4). 



(One-sixth natural size. ) 



abbreviated frequently into Cai, and from the latter it appears that the name Sajou 

 or Sapajou has been evolved by a curious modification, originally due to the French 

 naturalist, Buffon, using the word Sai (evidently the equivalent of Cai) for the 

 weeper capuchin, and Sajou for another species of the genus. The term Capu- 



