CONTENTS 



MAMMALS 



CHAPTER I. — Geseral Characteristics of Mammals. 



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Principles of Classification— Genera, Families, Orders, and Classes— Structure of Vertebrates 

 —Characteristics of Mammals — External Covering — Skeleton — Teeth — Importance of 

 Mammals — Their Past History — Mammalian Orders, ..... 1 



CHAPTER II. — Apes, Monkeys, and Lemdrs {Primates). 



The Man-like Apes (Simiida'). — General Characteristics — Distribution — Special Features — 

 Chimpanzee — Bald Chimpanzee — "SaUy" — "Mafuka"— Gorilla — Orang-Utan— Fossil 

 Ape.s — Gibbons— Siamang — White-Handed Gibbon — Hoolock— Agile Gibbon — Wou- 

 Wou— FossU Gibbons, . . . . . . . . .14 



CHAPTER III.— Apes, Moxkeys, and Lemurs, — continued. 



The Old-World Monkeys and Babooxs (Cercopithecidw). — Structure — Distribution — 

 Laiigurs (Scmnopithccus) — Hanuman — Himalayan Langur — Madras Langur — Banded 

 Leaf-Monkey— Xegro Monkey — Crested Lutong— Nilgiri Langur— Capped Langur— 

 Dusky Leaf-Monkey — Hose's Langur — Douc— Tibetan Langur— Fossil Langurs— 

 Proboscis Monkey (iVa^aiis) —Thumbless Monkeys (C'o/oftits)— Guereza — Black Colob— 

 King Monkey— Ursine Colob— White-Thighed Colob— Bay Colob— Crested Colob, . 66 



CHAPTER IV.— Apes, JIoskeys, and Lemurs,— conhnwerf. 



The Old-World Monkeys and Baboons, — continued.— The Guenons {Cercopithecus)— 

 Talapoin Monkey— Malbrouck Monkey— Vervet—Grivet— Green Monkey— Mozam- 

 bique Monkey— Patas and Xisnas Monkeys— Sykes's Monkey— Mona Monkey— Diana 

 Monkey- OtherSpecies— Pluto Monkey— Moustache Monkey —Hocheur—White-Xosed 

 Monkey— Ludio—Mangalieys, or White-Eyelid Monkeys (Cercocehis)— Sooty Maugabey 

 —Grey -Cheeked Mangabey — Macaques p/nracj^s)- Bonnet Monkey— Crab-Eating 

 Macaque— Lion-Tailed Monkey— Bengal Monkey— Pig-Tailed Monkey— Burmese Pig- 

 Tailed Monkey— Brown Stump-Tailed Monkey— Magot, or Barbary Macaque— Its 

 Habits at Gibraltar— E.\tinct Macaques— Black Ape (Cynopithecusy—GeUda. Baboon 

 (The)opithec us)— Tnie Baboons (Ci/7iocf/)/ia?it6')— Arabian or Sacred Baboon— Chacma— 

 Anubis Baboon— Yellow Baboon— Guinea Baboon— Mandrill— Drill —Extinct Baboons, 92 



CHAPTER v.— Apes, Monkeys, and Lemurs,- co»(inMerf. 

 The American Monkeys (Ccfci^fB). —Distinctive Characters- Sapajous, or Capuchins (Cebus) 

 — 'ttliite-Cheeked Sapajou— Bro\^-n Sapajou— Slender Sapajou— Weeper Sapajou— 



