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length of its tether, after spiders and cockroaches. In climbing between the box 

 and the wall, it straddled the space, resting its hands on the palms and tips of the 

 outstretched fingers, with the knuckles bent at an acute angle, and thus mounted 

 to the top with the greatest facility. Although seeming to prefer insects, it ate all 

 kinds of fruit, but would not touch raw or cooked meat, and was very seldom 

 thirsty. I was told by persons who had kept these monkeys loose about the house, 

 that they cleared the chambers of bats as well as insect vermin. When approached 

 gently, my Ei-a allowed itself to be caressed ; but when handled roughly, it always 

 took alarm, biting severely, striking out its little hands, and making a hissing noise 

 like a cat." As is so frequently the case with small pets, this animal came to an 

 untimely end, having been killed by the fierce attack of a sapajou monkey, as 

 already related. 



OTHER SPECIES. 



Feline Dourou- The feline douroucoli (N. vociferans) takes its Latin name from 



the loud cry characteristic of all the monkeys of this genus. It is 

 closely allied to the last species, from which it is distinguished by the circumstance 

 that the three dark bands on the forehead meet on the top of the forehead itself, 

 instead of continuing separately to the crown. It is an inhabitant of Brazil, 

 dwelling in the same forests as the three-banded douroucoli, but always remaining 

 separate. 



Mr. Bates mentions that he once came across a perfectly tame individual of this 

 douroucoli, belonging to the judge of Ega. It is described as being as lively and 

 nimble as the sapajous, but far less mischievous, and more confiding in its disposi- 

 tion, delighting in being caressed by all visitors to the house of its owner, among 

 whom it was a great favourite from the prettiness of its appearance, and its gentle 

 ways. It was only, however, by a great attention and kindness, continued for 

 many weeks, that the owner of this little monkey had been able to make it so 

 perfectly tame. 



Broad-Tailed The broad-tailed, or lemurine douroucoli (N. lemurinus), derives 



Douroucoli. fts name f rom its broad and bushy tail, in which the hairs spread out 

 on either side like those in the tail of a squirrel. It is further characterised by 

 the greater length of the hair on the head and body, and also by the presence of 

 a round pale-coloured spot over each eye, separated by a broad dark median line ; 

 the three frontal bands of the first two species being wanting. This douroucoli 

 is an inhabitant of Colombia, but we have not met with an account of its habits, 

 which are, however, doubtless, much the same as those of the other species. 



THE SQUIRREL-MONKEYS. 

 Genus Chrysothrix. 



The pretty little squirrel-monkeys comprise a small group of species closely 

 allied to the under-mentioned titis (under which name those of the group are 

 often included), but distinguished by several important features. In the first place, 



