INDIAN MONKEYS. ENTELLUS. 



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mentary callosities in the other ; and through these two genera, 

 the tribes of Apes and Monkeys may be regarded as pretty 

 closely connected. They are readily distinguished, however, by 

 the long, slender, but powerfully muscular tail, of which the Sem- 

 nopithecus is possessed. The animals included in this genus are 

 commonly termed " Slow Monkeys," from their gravity of 

 habit, and the absence of the restlessness usually seen in the tribe. 

 But their slowness is rather that of disposition than of action ; 

 for, when roused, they show themselves capable of the most sur- 

 prising exertions, and astonish the spectator by the rapidity, va- 

 riety, and precision of their movements. The species represented 

 in the accompanying figure is very abundant in some parts of 



Fro. 71. ENTBLLUS, OR HOONUMAN. 



India, and receives divine honours from the natives, by whom it 

 is termed Hoonuman. " Splendid and costly temples are dedi- 

 cated to these animals; hospitals are built for their reception 

 when sick or wounded ; large fortunes are bequeathed for their 

 support ; and the laws of the land, which compound for the mur- 

 der of a man by a trifling fine, affix the punishment of death to 



