CLASS I. MAMMALIA: ORDER 2. QUADRUMANA, 



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THE SAI, OB WEEPER. 



rider, ana always before starting went to the place where the monkey was tied, and waited till he 

 was put on and his cord tied to his collar. 



Nearly a dozen species of ateles have been distinguished by naturalists, all bearing a close 

 resemblance to each other. Most of them are found in the forests of Brazil and Guiana, and in 

 the vicinity. The most remarkable of them are the Chameck, A. pentadactylus ; the A. paniscus, 

 or Coaita of Buffon ; the A. ater ; A. marginatus ; the Marimonda, or A. Brissonii ; the A. mela- 

 nochir ; and A. hybridus. 



Genus SAJOIT, Oebus. — These creatures are somewhat smaller, but less slender than the 

 ateles : the tail is also less flexible. They are nimble in their movements and mild in their dispo- 

 sition. They have a familiar yet unobtrusive curiosity. There are numerous species in the wilds 

 of Brazil, Guiana, and Peru, all living in troops, and feeding on fruits, grain, emmets, birds'-eggs, 

 (fee. Many of them fall a prey to the ocelot and other felidae. They are known under the various 

 names of Sajous, Sapajous, Weeping Monkeys, Musk Monkeys, &c. They are much used in 

 Europe as well as in America by itinerant musicians, for climbing up to the windows to receive 

 contributions. In France I have often seen them perform as mimic soldiers, ride upon dogs 

 with the air of jockeys, and execute a thousand other tricks of the kind. This they did with a 

 ludicrous calmness of manner, as if they actually regarded their drolleries as the most serious 

 business in the world. 



A specimen of this monkey in the Garden of Plants, by the name Oi Jack, attracted much atten- 

 tion by his intelligence. If nuts were given him, the shells of which he could not break with his 

 teeth, he cracked them with a stone. One day as he sat aloft in his cage, some nuts were pre- 

 sented to him, all of which he cracked with his teeth save one : this was so large he could not 

 put it into his mouth ; so he began to descend in order to get a stone. On his way he met with 

 a large nail sticking out of a post : he instantly struck the nut smartly against the nail and broke 

 t 't. All this was done as if it was a matter of course. 



The most remarkable species of sajou besides the above are the following :. The Brown Sajou, 



0. apella, C. robustus, and C. variegatus, all of Brazil. The Tufted Capuchin, C. cirrifer, 



of Guiana, C. vellerosus, C. frontulus, C. elegans, C. barbatus, C. flauus ; the Sai, or Weeper, 



'C. capucinus; C. castaneus, C. versicolor, C. chrysopus, C. hypoleucus, are found in various 



