3lO DESCRIPTION OF THE MUSEUM. 



to the left of the entrance of this room, we 

 first see the numerous family of apes, natives of 

 the warmest regions of the ancient continent : 

 they are extremely lively and active. The 

 patas (simia rubra), from Senegal, is on the 

 upper shelf ; next to it the mangabey (simia fuli- 

 ginosa), which Buff on believed to be from Ma- 

 dagascar, but which comes from Senegal. On 

 the same shelf are the different sorts of apes, 

 commonly called green apes. They have all 

 been alive in the menagerie, and have only been 

 well described and known to naturalists since 

 the work of M. Frederic Cuvier. On the second 

 shelf is the malbrouck (simia faunus), and its 

 different varieties, all from Bengal. On the third, 

 the varied monkey (simia mojia), the spotted 

 monkey (simia diana), the mustache (simia ce- 

 phus\ the vaulting monkey (simia petaurista), 

 the white nosed monkey (simia nictitans}. All 

 these apes are very gentle, and come from 

 Guinea. To the right of the third shelf is the 

 douc (simia nemceus), a large and beautiful spe- 

 cies from Cochin China. It was long believed 

 that this species wanted the posterior callosities ; 

 but a young individual, lately obtained for the 

 Museum, proves that it has this character in com- 

 mon with all its kind. On the same shelf is the 

 kahau (simia nasica), remarkable for the exces- 



