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OUSTITL THE STRIATED MONKEY. 

 PLATE XXVTI. 



From a Specimen in the Edinburgh Royal Zoological 

 Gardens. 



THERE have been numerous specimens of this beau- 

 tiful yet extremely delicate little Monkey in the 

 Gardens, whose short stay there was a mere process 

 of suffering and decay, as they appear to pine from 

 their first arrival. There whole care, when not eat- 

 ing, appeared to be huddling together to protect 

 themselves from cold, almost constantly uttering 

 their low plaintive chitter ; a shivering motion being 

 always perceptible throughout their attenuated and 

 crouched-up frames. The only object that seemed 

 for a moment to rouse their dormant and feeble 

 energies, was the occasional intrusion of an unlucky 

 fly into their cage, which was instantly seized, 

 divested of its wings, divided in two, and greedily 

 devoured. Indeed, from the avidity with which 

 they hunted these insects, and the relish with 

 which they ate them, they appear to be, in a great 

 part, their natural food. 



