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APES, MONKEYS, AND LEMURS 

 THE RED-FACED SPIDER- MONKEY (Ateles paniscus) 



The monkey represented in the figure on p. 144 is one of the best-known repre- 

 sentatives of the genus, and is commonly termed the red-faced spider-monkey, al- 

 though known to the natives of Brazil as the coaita. It is found over a large area 

 of Brazil and Guiana, and, although exceeded in bulk by the woolly monkeys, is 

 in absolute length of body the tallest of all the monkeys of these regions. It has 



THE CHAMECK, OR THUMBED VARIETY OE THE RED-FACED SPIDER-MONKEY. 

 (One-fifth natural size.) 



long been known to science, its scientific name having been given by L,innseus, 

 while its native designation, coaita, was in use in Europe as far back as the time of 

 Buffon. The coarse fur is black in color, and short on the crown of the head, al- 

 though long and projecting on the forehead. The distinctive feature of the species 

 is, however, the tawny flesh-colored hue . of the prominent naked portions of the 

 face, from which it derives its name. 



