THE CAPUCHINS. —~ 211 
V. THE BROWN CAPUCHIN. CEBUS FATUELLUS, 
Simia trepida, Linn., Syst. Nat., i., p. 39 (1766). 
Simia apella, Linn., Syst. Nat., i., p. 42 (1766). 
Simia fatuellus, Linn., Syst. Nat., 1, p. 42 (1766). 
Cebus fatuellus, Geoffr., Ann. Mus., xix., p. 109 (1812). 
Cebus apella, Geoffr., t. c. p. 109 (1812); Gray, Cat. Monkeys 
Brit: Mus., p:- 48 (1870); Schl, Mus. Pays Bas, vit. p: 
199 (1876). 
Cebus macrocephalus, Spix, Sim. et Vespert., Bras., p. 3, pl. 1 
1823). 
Characters.—F ur thick, harsh ; hair of crown short, reflexed ; 
on the sides of the crown a dark spot, elongated and elevated 
into two longer or shorter crests, according to the season and 
the age of the animal. General colour reddish-brown, darker on 
the hind-limbs, tail, and middle of the back ; fore-arms, crown- 
spot, and whiskers, black ; front of shoulders greyish or yellow ; 
Face naked, purplish flesh-colour. 
This species is subject to great individual variation. Its 
general colour is sometimes pale yellowish, with the whiskers 
yellow. 
Distribution.— Brazil ; Guiana, near the coast; on the moun- 
tains of the Upper Magdalena Valley ; Tolima, U.S. Colombia, 
from 5,000 to 7,000 ft. 
Habits.—This species, called “‘ Mico Maizero” by the inhabi- 
tants of Tolima, lives as all the Cedz do, in considerable troops 
in the forests. When wild, it is restless and destructive, but in 
captivity it is docile and affectionate. 
VI. THE VARIEGATED CAPUCHIN. CEBUS VARIEGATUS. 
Cebus variegatus, Geoffr., Ann. Mus., xix., p. r1I (1812). 
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