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43. There are three divisions of this sub-class ordina- 

 rily recognized : the Simiadae, or monkey tribe of the 

 Old World ; the Cebidae, or monkey tribe of the New 

 World ; and the Lemuridae, which are found chiefly in 

 the island of Madagascar, and to some extent in Africa 

 and India. All these animals are inhabitants of tropical 

 climates, and live chiefly on fruits, in getting which from 

 trees most of them show greater agility than any other 

 animals. They are disposed to gather in troops, a tree 

 sometimes having nearly a hundred monkeys in its 

 branches. 



44. The Simiadae are classed in three divisions : the 

 apes, which have no tails ; the baboons, that have very 

 short ones ; and the monkeys, that have long ones. I 

 will notice some of the prominent species of each. 



45. The Chimpanzee, Fig. 1 1, which is in shape more like 



Fig. 11. Chimpanzee. 



sons, and bats, as the different fnmilifs of the order, the second ordc- 

 being Ferae, or wild beasts, Such a classification is not merely incor. 

 rect, but ridiculous. 



