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man, and are acknowledged to be correct represent, 

 ations. The animal from which they were taken was 

 exhibited in Edinburgh by Mr Cops, in August last, 

 and our acknowledgements are due to that gentleman 

 for permitting the drawings to be made, and for his 

 polite attention in pointing out its peculiarities. 



The general actions of this specimen also correspond- 

 ed with those above described ; his manner of progres- 

 sion was always assisted by the arms, resting his 

 knuckles on the floor of the apartment, and thus 

 having a resemblance to a person upon crutches. 

 After being brought into the room, he would seat, or 

 rather squat, himself on a sofa, and having judiciously 

 folded a blanket of flannel round him, would de- 

 liberately survey the visiters. A checked shut was 

 frequently thrown over him, which he wore with 

 great complacency. One day a gentleman wearing 

 linen of a similar pattern appeared in the room, and 

 was immediately singled out, nor was the animal 

 satisfied until he was allowed to examine the shirt, 

 pulling it out from the breast, and holding it in compa- 

 rison with that which covered himself, expressively 

 looking up in the gentleman's face, as if doubtful of 

 his right to a garb which agreed so nearly with his 

 own. 



His motions were calm and sedate, with a sem- 

 blance of timidity, and he did not exhibit that quick- 

 ness and activity we are used to attribute to the 

 quadrumanous animals. Two young boas were ex- 



