SUBKINGDOM VERTEBRATA. 



Fig. 17. 



MycStes vrifiniis. Bear Howler. 

 Fig. 18. 



sile, and the end being 

 bare and sensitive, can 

 be used as a fifth hand 

 to pick up small ob- 

 jects or to insert into 

 the hollows of trees to 

 hook out eggs. The 

 Bear Howler has the 

 power of dilating the 

 larynx so as to render 

 the voice louder than 

 the roar of a lion, hav- 

 ing been heard two 

 miles off. ThetfaHis 

 a striking example of 

 the non-prehensiles, 

 as its tail is short and 

 so covered with hair 

 as to look in some 

 species like a mere 

 knob. 



Fig. 19. 



Hapdle jacc/ius, Marmfeet. }. 



