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are yellowish-brown. The head is marked with three 

 dark stripes, very apparent in front, whence Hum- 



boldt takes his name, and the missionaries of the 

 Oronooko that of " Cara rayada" The general re. 

 semblance of the face is more like that of a cat than 

 of a quadrumanous animal ; the eyes are very large, 

 and of a rich yellow ; the mouth is surrounded with 

 strong white bristly hairs. The ears are not apparent 

 externally ; the inside of tne hands are white, ai .d the 

 nails are flattened ; the tail is much longer tt.an the 

 body, of the same colour, except a black tip, bushy 

 and soft. The whole length of the body is nine 

 inches; that of the tail about fourteen. The skin 

 is so soft and pleasant to the touch, that it is o^ten pre- 

 served for different purposes, and particularly for to- 

 bacco pouches. 



The Douroucouli is the only monkey of the 

 Oronooko which sleeps during the day, wherce it is 

 often called " Mono dormillon." Humboldt kept one 



