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ATELES PANISCUS. 

 THE COAITA. 



PLATE XX. 



From a Specimens in the Edinburgh Royal Zoological 

 Gardens. 



THERE have been several specimens of this Monkey 

 in the Gardens, from time to time, all possessed of 

 the same characteristics extreme gentleness and 

 timidity. Suffering much from cold when in the 

 shade, in our warmest summer weather; its most 

 common posture, when at rest, was sitting, its head 

 resting between its knees, its long arms being 

 folded round them, and clasped on its back, its 

 long tail twined round, and twice encircling its 

 lower extremities. In this position it would sit for 

 *lours, marking, with the keenest attention, every 

 thing occurring within range of its sight. When 

 offered any thing tempting to eat by any of the 

 visitors, it would slowly unfold itself, as if fearful to 



