l(j Divisiox I. vki;tf.i;t;al AxniALS.— class i. mammalia. 



anil with a n;rotcsf|iie and solicr air tliat sccmeil a l)urlcsr|iie on human 

 naturi'. 



"On Ixianl shij) he commonly Ao\it at the mast-licad, after -wrapping 

 himself in a sail. In making his lied, lie used the greatest jiains to remove 

 e\-ervthing out of liis way tliat might render the surfaec on which he 

 intended to lie nnexen : and, having satisfied himself with this part of the 

 arrangement, spi'ead out tlie sail, and, lying down upon it on his side, 

 drew it over his Ijodv. Sometimes I preoccupied his bed, and teased him 

 hy rei'using to gi\e it uji. On these occasions lie would endeavor to ])ull 

 the sail from under me, or to force mc from it, and would not rest till I 

 liud resigned it. If it were large enough for Loth, he would (juietly lie by 

 my side. 



"His food in .Ta\ a was chiefly fruit, esjieeially mangostans, of wliich he 

 was extremely fond. lie also sucked eggs with voracity, and often 

 employed himself in seeking them. On board ship his diet Avas of no 

 parlicidar kind. lie ate readily of all kinds of meats, and esjiecially raw 

 meat ; was very fond of liread, Ijut always preferred I'ruits when he coidd 

 get them. 



"His beverage in .T:i\:i A\as water; on board ship it was as diversified as 

 his food. He prefen-e<l co'leo and tea, but would readily take wine, and 

 exemplified his attachment to sjiirits liy stealing tlio captain's brandy btittle. 

 Since his arrival in London he has preferred beer and milk to anything 

 else, l)Ut drinks wine .and other liipiors. 



"I lia\e seen him exhibit \iolent alarm on three occasions only, when he 

 appeareil to seek for safety in gaining as high an elevation as possible. On 

 seeing eight large turtl(\s brought on Ixiard wddlst the Ca\sar was off the 

 Island of -Vscensiiin, he climbed with all possible speed to a Jngher part of 

 the shij) (ban ho had ever before reached ; and, looking down upon them, 

 jirojected his long lips into the form of a iiog's snout, uttering at the same 

 time a sound which nught be described as between the croaking of a frog and 

 the grunting of a jiig. After some time he ventured to descend, but \\itli 

 great caution, pee[)ing continually at the turtles, but could not be induced 

 to ajiiiroach Avithin many yards of them. He ran to the same height, and 

 uttered the same sounds, when he saw some men bathing and splashing 

 in the sea ; and since his arrival in England has shown nearly the same 

 degree of fear .at the sight of a live tortoise. Ho was taught to walk up- 

 right, and to kiss his keeper when caressed by liim." 



Genus Hylobatics. — The (iibbons form an interesting group of ani- 

 mals. Arms of remarkable length, a receding forehead, callosities on tiic 

 buttocks, and absence of tail and cheek-pouches mark the character of this 

 genus, of which there are several species, the pruicipal of which are, — 



