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MONKEY FAMILY. 



liquely and their mamma are situated on the chest. We may 

 also add that their brain resembles that of man very much, and 

 each hemisphere consists of three lobes, the posterior of which 

 covers the cerebellum; and their abdominal viscera scarcely 

 differ from ours. 



3. The order of Quadrumana is divided into three families : 

 Monkeys, Ouistitis, and Makis. The following table exhibits a 

 synopsis of the most prominent distinctive characters of these 

 three groups. 



Families. 



Nails 

 sed, arched 



and 



QUADRUMANA. <| 







Ouistitis. 



Having four incisor teeth 



in each jaw, placed very ^ pointed like claws, 

 nearly in a vertical position, on all the fingers, 

 except the poste- 

 rior thumbs, or 

 t great toes. 



Having the incisor teeth more numerous than 

 the Monkey or Ouistitis, or at least differently 

 disposed. Nails flat, except that of the first, or } Makis. 

 j of the two first fingers (or toes) posteriorly, j 

 L which is pointed and raised. J 



MONKEY FAMILY.-SIMIA. 



4. Monkeys are animals of middle or small stature, whose 

 heads are almost always rounded, the muzzle moderately elon- 

 gated, the neck short, the body light, and extremities slim, 

 (Plate 1, fig. 4. to 9.) They are covered with long silky hair; 

 nevertheless, their resemblance to man is very considerable, and 

 there are some, which when very young, have the facial angle 

 not much more oblique than that of negroes ; but as they advance 

 in age the muzzle always becomes much more projecting, and 

 with some monkeys, this part of the face is so much developed 

 as to resemble that of the dog. The actions and behaviour of 

 these animals bear a strong analogy to our own. Many of 

 them assume with ease an almost vertical position, particularly 

 when aided by a stick, as we use a cane, and some walk in this 

 way, but never so firmly as man ; on the contrary they are admi- 

 rably organized for climbing from branch to branch. The length 

 and flexibility of their limbs, having hands on all four extremities, 



3. Into how many families is the order Quadrumana divided ? What are 

 they? What number of incisor teeth have monkeys? How many incisors 

 have the Ouistitis ? What kind of nails have monkeys ? What sort of nails 

 have Ouistitis ? How are the nails characterised ? 



4. What are monkeys? How are they characterised? 







