CAPUCIN MONKEYS. 



All these monkeys are eaten by the inhabitants of these lands, being cooked upon an 

 extempore scaffolding of hard wood. Their flesh is very dry indeed, so much so, that 

 a monkey's arm has been preserved for many years only by being roasted over a fire. 



They are not so playful in their habits as most of the monkey tribe, even when young 

 preserving a solid gravity of demeanor. They are very numerous among the trees of 

 their favorite resorts, as many as forty individuals having been seen upon one tree. 



The CAPUCIN MONKEYS, two examples of which are here given, are active little 

 animals, lively and playful. In habits, all the species seem to be very similar, so that the 

 description of one will serve equally for any other. In consequence of their youth and 

 sportive manners they are frequently kept in a domesticated state, both by the native 

 Indians and by European settlers. Like several other small monkeys, the Capucin often 

 strikes up a friendship for other animals that may happen to live in or near its home, the 

 cat being one of the most favored of their allies. Sometimes it carries its familiarity so 

 far as to turn the cat into a steed for the nonce, and, seated upon her back, to perambu- 

 late the premises. More unpromising subjects for equestrian exercise have been pressed 



HORNED SAPAJOU. -Cebus fatuellus. 



THE CAPUCIN. -Cebus Apella. 



into the service by the Capucin. Humboldt mentions one of these creatures which was 

 accustomed to catch a pig every morning, and, mounting upon its back, to retain its seat 

 during the day. Even while the pig was feeding in savannahs its rider remained firm, and 

 bestrode its victim with as much pertinacity as Sinbad's old man of the sea. 



There is some difficulty in settling the species of the Capucins, for their fur is rather 

 variable in tint, in some cases differing so greatly as to look like another species. The 

 general tint of the CAPUCIN is a golden olive, a whiter fur bordering the face in some 

 individuals, though not in all. 



The HORNED CAPUCIN is much more conspicuous than the last-mentioned animals, 

 as the erect fringe of hair that stands so boldly from the forehead points it out at once. 

 When viewed in front, the hair assumes the appearance of two tufts or horns, from 

 which peculiarity the creature derives its name. These horns are not fully developed 

 until the monkey has attained maturity. 



In color, too, it is rather different from the Capucin, having a constant tinge of red 

 in it. The fur is mostly of a deep brown, but in some individuals resembles that 

 peculiar purple black which is obtained by diluting common black ink with water, while 

 in others the ruddy hue prevails so strongly as to impart a chestnut tint to the hair. 

 The fringed crest is tipped with grey. 



The last example of the Capucins which will be noticed in these pages, is the WEEPER 

 MONKEY, or SAL. 



