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length of the body of this animal is from two to three feet. 



There are a number of other African ]\Ionkeys that are 

 hunted more or less for their skins, but none of them are 

 of much importance commercially, the skins of the various 

 species all being sold under the comprehensive name of 

 "Common Monkey," Avhich is made to include: Camp- 

 bell's Monkey (Ceropithecus-campbelli), the Mona 

 Monkey (Ceropithecus-mona), the Green Monkey (Cero- 

 pitheeus-callithricus), the Grivet Monkey (Ceropithecus- 

 griseoviridis). the Malbrouck Monkey (Ceropithecus- 

 cynosurus), the Patas Monkey (Ceropithecus-patas), the 

 Vervet (Ceropithecus-lalandi), the Moustache Monkey 

 (Ceropithecus-cephus), the Red Monkey (Ceropithecus- 

 erythrogasta), the Pluto Monkey (Ceropithecus-pluto), the 

 Blue Monkey (Cerocebus-fuliginosis), the Wanderoo Mon- 

 key (Macacus-silenus), the China Grey ]\Ionkey (Macacus- 

 tchelicusis), and a number of others. 



The Marmosets of South America, also known as Ouistitis 

 and Tamarins, are the smallest of the ^Monkey tribe ; and 

 in fact are more like squirrels than Monke,ys in size as 

 well as habits, climbing in the same way and subsisting 

 not only on fruits, but also to a large extent on insects. 

 The Marmosets measure from several inches to one foot 

 in length, and have a short thick silky or woolly fur, 

 which lengthens in some species into ear tufts and in 

 others into a kind of mane. These little animals are ex- 

 tremely variable in coloration, and are very sensitive to 

 cold ; they are of a low" order of intelligence but make 

 amusing pets when kept in confinement. There are many 

 different varieties or species in the two genera into which 

 they are divided to distinguish those whose lower canine 

 teeth are longer than the front teeth from the others; but 

 they all have long prehensile tails, and toes that with the 

 exception of the great toe are furnished with pointed claws 

 instead of the more or less flattened nails that characterize 

 other Monkeys ; the differences in appearance are occa- 

 sioned principally by the length of the fur and the variety 

 in coloration. 



The best known American Monkeys are some of the 

 species of the Woolly Monkey (genus Lagothrix), the 

 Spider Monkeys of the genera Eriodes and Ateles ; and the 

 Sapajous or Capauchin Monkeys of the genus Cebus, 



