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Douroucolis are nocturnal and arboreal animals; they are 

 eminently vociferous, uttering Cat-like cries or loud howls, and the 

 food is made up of fruit, insects and small birds. 



Their range extends " from Nicaragua to the Amazon and Eastern 

 Peru," and the Indians call them "Devil Monkeys." They are 

 difficult to keep in captivity, being of a delicate nature. 



Reference may be made in concluding this chapter to the five 

 species included in this genus, namely, the Three-Banded Dourou- 

 coli, which has a remarkably loud voice for an animal which is only 

 about a foot in length ; the Lemurine Douroucoli, which inhabits 

 Colombia and Upper Amazonia and other parts of North- Western 

 South America; the Red-Footed Douroucoli, whose distinguishing 

 characteristic is sufficiently indicated by its name; Azara's Dourou- 

 coli, which is found in the North-East of the Argentine, "but not in 

 Paraguay proper," and the Feline Douroucoli, which is a rare species 

 closely related to the last-named, but to be distinguished by "the 

 three facial streaks, irregular and combining together on the crown, 

 the middle one broad and lozenge-shaped ; the frontal spots short and 

 white; fur longer and more woolly; neck, chest, under-surface of 

 body, inner sides of the limbs and the base of the tail yellowish ; tail 

 round." 



We next proceed to make acquaintance with the mammals of 

 Australia, and in this section I give way to my good friend and 

 brother naturalist, Charles Barrett, whose informative and entertain- 

 ing sketches will, I am sure, prove of interest and value. 



