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his lips to the liquid, throwing the head up, 

 which in some degree may be attributed to the 

 prominency of the lower jaw : and if the vessel 

 in which the liquid is contained should be shal- 

 low, he dips the paw into it, and holding it over 

 the mouth, lets the liquid drop in. I never 

 observed him lap with the tongue when drinking ; 

 but when tea or coffee was given to him, the lin- 

 gual organ was carefully protruded for the 

 purpose of ascertaining its temperatu'^e. This 

 displa)^ of caution was not confined to this 

 species of ape, as I know of several others 

 which will do the same, when hot tea or coffee 

 is given to them ; shaking their sapient head 

 violently, if they are heated by the liquid ; but 

 still, undeterred, will wait patiently until the 

 hot liquid becomes sufficiently cool for bibulary 

 purposes. 



He soon knew the name of Ungka, which had 

 been given to him, and would readily come to 

 those to whom he was attached when called by 

 that name. His mildness of disposition and 

 playfulness of manner made him a universal 

 favourite with all on board. 



He was playful, but preferred children to 

 adults. He became particularly attached to a 

 little Papuan child (Elau, a native of Erromanga, 

 one of the New Hebrides group,) who was on 



