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THE APES AND MONKEYS. 



The Apella as 



Organ-Grinder's 



Assistant. 



heartily. The Monkeys in the trees immediately 

 over us stopped for a moment as if struck by light- 

 ning ; then they gave a shriek, which was re-echoed 

 from all sides, and redoubling their speed the troop 

 disappeared from view with a few mighty jumps." 

 The Apella is often shipped to 

 Europe and the United States, and 

 is a familiar figure in zoological 

 gardens. Organ-grinders make use of this Monkey, 

 as well as of the Guenon, to move people's hearts 

 and purses. While some once popular tune is being 

 ground out of the none too melodious instrument the 

 little beggar, loosed from his leading-cord, clambers 

 up door-steps, or climbs with wonderful agility to 

 the window-sills of adjacent houses to peer through 

 the panes. Some child is sure to see him, and then 

 a gleeful time ensues both for the child and the 



A GROUP OF CAPUCHINS. The artist here presents lour of the eighteen species of Capuchin Monk- 

 eys, which differ chiefly in their coloring. These Monkeys are eagerly hunted in many parts of South America 

 for their flesh. (i. White-Bearded Capuchin— Cebus leucogenys. 2. Apella, or Brown Capuchin— Cebus 

 apella. 3. White-Faced Capuchin — Cebus hypolencus. 4. Green Capuchin— Cebus olivaceus.) 



Monkey, and upon the latter candy and pastry are 

 lavished in profuse supply. Oh, if he only had 

 cheek-pouches ! Besides toothsome dainties for 

 himself the Monkey receives many small coins for 

 his master, to whom he presently returns with them. 

 Having levied their customary tribute the pair, 

 Monkey and Man, move on their way rejoicing, to 

 repeat the same performance a few doors away. 

 Monkeys with The second family of the Broad- 

 Non-Prehensile nosed Monkeys, the Pithecidce, or 

 Tails. the non-prehensile tailed group, is 



composed in greatest part of small or medium- 

 sized Monkeys whose tails are covered with hair to 

 the tip and are incapable of grasping or holding 

 anything. 



The Pithecia have a short, stout frame, and the 

 clumsiness of their appearance is increased by their 

 long, loose hair, and their bushy tail, the hair cover- 

 ing of which is usually longest at the tip. The hair 

 on their head shows a decided parting, and the chin 

 and cheeks are covered with a full beard. 



There are but few families in this group of Monk- 

 eys, and they are natives of the northern part of 

 South America. They inhabit high, dry forests 

 that are free from underbrush, and keep aloof from 

 other Monkeys. Tschudi tells us that "their activ- 

 ity begins after sunset and lasts till dawn ; during 

 the day they sleep, and are hard to hunt, as they do 

 not betray themselves by any noise. They are 

 easily tamed, but stay morose and mopish in cap- 

 tivity, and are very lazy when awake in the day- 

 time." Schomburgk says that " wherever the foliage 

 on the banks of the river was 

 thick, troops of Monkeys 

 gathered on the branches,, 

 and the Pithecia seemed the 

 most numerous. Their long 

 hair, beautifully parted, their 

 magnificent beards and 

 whiskers, and their bushy 

 tails, gave the clever-looking 

 animals a prepossessing but 

 extremely ludicrous aspect. 

 Description The most com- 

 of the mon group of 

 Cuxio. t hi s tribe inhab- 

 its the extensive forests on 

 the upper Maranon and Ori- 

 noco rivers. The Indians call 

 it Cuxio (Pithecia satanas), 

 and it is twenty inches long, 

 the tail being of equal length. 

 The head is perfectly round 

 and covered with a kind of a 

 cap, consisting of not very 

 long, thick hair, radiating 

 from a common center, and 

 parked in front. Kappler 

 says that " no dandy could 

 be more careful of his hair 

 and beard than this beautiful 

 animal." The upper part of 

 his body is thickly covered 

 with hair, while in the lower 

 part it is more scanty. The 

 general color of the adult 

 Monkeys is black, speckled 

 with rust-colored hairs ; the 

 young are grayish-brown. 

 He lives in small families, 

 consisting of from four to six 

 members, and seldom bears captivity well. 



The White A second and well-known member of 

 Headed Saki this group, the White-headed Saki 

 of Guiana. (Pithecia leucocephala) , shows so many 

 varieties, according to age and sex, that it is known 

 under several different names. It lives in Guiana, in 

 troops of from six to ten, prefers shrubs to high 

 trees, and impresses one as a rather lazy creature. 

 The food of this animal consists chiefly of berries, 

 fruit and honey. The female brings forth but one 

 young one at a birth, and carries it around on her 

 back until it has become strong and independent of 

 restraint. Kappler corroborates these statements, 

 and adds that this Monkey is easily tamed, but is. 

 listless and timid in captivity. 



