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in two orders (see table, page 193). The lowest members 

 of this order are the lemurs of the old world. Because of 



FIG. 403. BROAD-NOSED 

 MONKEY, x A- America. 



FIG. 404. NARROW-NOSED 

 MONKEY, x A. Old World. 



their hands and feet being true grasping organs, they are 

 placed among the primates, notwithstanding the long 

 muzzle and expres- 

 sionless, foxlike face. 

 (Fig. 402.) Next in 

 order are the tailed 

 monkeys, while the 

 tailless apes are the 

 highest next to man. 

 The primates of the 

 New World are all 

 monkeys with long 

 tails and broad noses. 

 They are found from 

 Paraguay to Mexico. 

 The monkeys and apes 

 of the Old World\\&ve 

 a thin partition be- 

 tween the nostrils, 

 and are thus distin- 

 guished from the FIG. 405. GORILLA. (Size of a man.) 



