TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



MAMMALS. 



Introductory Preface Hi The Life of Animals — Preliminary Notes on Mammals 



First Order: THE APES AND MONKEYS. Pithed. 1. 



First Family : The >'arrow->'osed 



Apes (Catarrhini) 8 



man-shaped APES (Anthropomorplia.) 



i — Genus: Gorillas (Gorilla) ... 9 



Gorilla (G. gina) 9 



2. —Genus : Chimpanzees (Simia) . 16 



Chimpanzee (S. troglodytes) . 16 



2,. — Genus: Orang-utans (Pitheats) 18 



Orang-Utan (P. satyrus) ... 18 



4. — Genus : Cflbbons (Hylobates) . . 23 



Siamang (H. syndactylus) . . 23 



Hoolock (H. hulock) .... 23 

 Lar or White-handed Gibbon 



(H. lar) 23 



Ungko (H. rafflesii) 23 



Wau-wau or Oa (H. variegatus) 23 



POG-shaped monkeys (Cynopitliccini). 



5. — Genus : Slender or Sacred Monk- 

 eys (Semnopithecus) .... 25 

 Hoonuman (S. entellus) ... 25 



Budeng (S. matirus) 27 



6. — Genus : Proboscis Monkeys (A r a- 



salis) 28 



Proboscis Monkey or Kahau 



(N. larvatus) 28 



7. — Genus : Thumbless Monkeys 



(Colobus) a8 



Guerezas (C. guereza) .... 28 



Ursine Colobus (C. ursinus) . 30 



Black Colobus (C. satanas) . . 30 



&. — Genus: Guenons: (Cercopithecus) 30 



Green Monkey (C. sabczus) . . 32 



Diana Monkey (C. diana) . . 34 



Blue-faced Guenon (C. cephus) 34 



*Red or Patas Monkey (C. ruber) 34 



*Sooty Mangabey (C. fulig- 



inosus) 35 



t). — Genus: Macaques (Maiacits) . . 36 

 Common Macaque (M. cyno- 



molgus) 36 



Bhunder, or Rhesus Monkey 

 (M. rhesus) 38 



*Bonnet Monkey (M. sinicus) 36 

 *Pig-tailed Macaques (M. ne- 



mestrinus) 39 



Magot or Barbary Ape (M. syl- 

 vanus) 39 



10. — Genus : Baboons (Cynocephalus) 41 

 Black Baboon (C. niger) ... 43 

 Common Baboon (C. babuin) 44 

 Chacma Baboon (C. porcarius) 44 



Sphinx (C. sphinx) 44 



Hamadryas or Sacred Baboon 



(C. hamadryas) 46 



Gelada Baboon (C.gelada) . . 48 

 Mandrill (C. mormon) .... 49 

 Drill (C. leucophccus) .... 49 

 Wanderoo (C. silenus) .... 50 



Second Family: American or Broad- 

 Nosed Monkeys. (Plalyrrhini) . . 50 



prehensile-tailed monkeys (Cebidce). 



1. — Genus : Howlers (Mycetes) ... 52 

 Aluate or Red Howler (M. sen- 



iculus) 53 



Caraya or Black Howler (M. 



niger) 53 



2. — Genus : Spider Monkeys (A teles) 54 



Coaita (A. pa/iiscus) 55 



Marimonda or Aru (A, beelze- 



buth) 55 



Chameck (A. penladaclylus) . 55 

 Miriki (A. hypoxanthus) ... 55 

 Gold- Faced Monkey (A. barl- 



leltii) 55 



3. — Genus : Woolly Monkeys (Lago- 



thrix) 55 



*Humboldt's Dagothrix Monk- 

 ey (L. humboldtii) .... 55 

 4. — Genus : Capuchins (Cebus) . . 56 

 Cai or Sai (C. capucinus) ... 56 

 Apella or Brown Capuchin 



(C. apella) 57 



*White-Bearded Capuchin (C. 

 leucogenys) 58 



*White-Faced Capuchin (C. hy- 



polencus) 58 



*Green Capuchin (C. olivaceus) 58 



NON-PREHENSILK TAILED AMERICAN 



monkeys (Pithecidce) 



5. — Genus: Sakis (Pilhecia) .... 58 



Cuxio (P. satanas) 58 



White-headed Saki (P. leuco- 



cephala) 58 



*Hairy Saki (P. hirsuta) ... 59 

 6. — Genus: Short-tailed Monkeys 



(Brachyurus) 59 



Black-headed Saki (B. tnelano- 



cephalus) 59 



*Short-tailed Monkey (B. cal- 



vus) 61 



7. — Genus: Callithrix (Callilhrix) . 59 

 Widow Monkey (C. lugens) . 59 

 *L,ovely-Haired Monkey (C.per- 



sonata) 61 



8. — Genus : Saimaris ( Chrysothrix) . 59 

 Squirrel Monkey (C. sciurea) . 60 

 9. — Genus: Owl Monkeys (Nyclipith- 



ecus) 60 



Mirikina Monkey (N. triver- 

 gatus) (tl 



Third Family: The Marmosets. (Arc- 

 topitheci) 63 



1. — Genus : Marmosets (Hapale) 1. . 62 

 *Silky Tamarin (H. rosalia) . 6a 

 Silver Monkey (H. argentata) 62 

 Lion-like Monkey (H. leonina) 63 

 Silky Monkey (H.pygmaa) . 63 

 Common Marmosets (H. jac- 



chus) 63 



Tufted Marmoset (H. penicil- 



lata) 64 



Pinche Marmoset (H. a'dipus) 64 

 Golden Marmoset (//. chryso- 



leucus) 64 



Second Order: THE HALF=MONKEYS OR LEMUROIDS. Prosimii. 65. 



First Family : The Lemurs (Lemur- 



idce) 65 



I — Genus: Indris (Lithanotus). . . 67 



Babacoto (L. brevicaudalus) . 67 



2.— Genus: Makis (Lemur) .... 67 



Ruffed Lemur (L. varius) . . 67 



Catta (L. catta) 67 



Mongoose (L. mongoz). ... 67 



Black Maki (L. macaco) . . 67 



3. — Genus: Loris (Stenops) .... 68 



Slender Loris (S. gracilis). . . 68 



Slow Loris (S. tardigradus). . 69 



4. —Genus: Gentle Lemurs (Hapa- 



li'inur) 69 



*G'ray Lemur (H. griseus) . . 69 



5.— .Genus : Prehensile-Handed Le- 

 mur (Chirogaleus) 69 



*Fork-Crowned Lemur (C.fur- 



ci/er) 69 



6.- Genus: Large- Eared Makis 



(Otolicnus). 70 



Common Galago (O. galago) . 71 

 Comba (O. agisymbanus). . . 71 

 7. — Genus: Stump fingered Lemurs 



(Perodicticus) 72 



*Potto Lemur (P. potto) . . . 72 

 8. — Genus: Bear-like Lemurs (Arcto- 



cebus) . 72 



*Augwantibo Lemur (A. calaba- 

 rensis) 72 



9. — Genus : Dwarf Lemurs (Micro- 



cebus) 73 



*Little Galago Lemur (M. myox- 

 inus) 73 



Second Family : The Tarsiers ( Tar- 

 sides) 73 



1. — Genus : Tarsier ( Tarsius) ... 7a 

 Spectre Tarsier ( T. spectrum). 71 



Third Family : The Bare-fingered An- 

 imals (Leptodactyla) .... 73 



1. — Genus: Queer-Handed Animals 



(Chiromys) 73 



Aye- Aye (C. madagascariensis) 73 



♦Not mentioned in text txeept in description accompanying illustration. 



