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and the alouatos assemble in the woods ; that one among them seats himself 
on an elevated place, makes a sign with his hand to the rest to seat them- 
selves round him; as soon as he sees them all seated, he begins an oration 
with so quick and loud a voice, that, ata distance, it might be imagined they 
were all making a noise together. During the whole discourse, the rest 
keep a profound silence, and when it is ended, he makes a signal to the 
rest to answer him, and immediately they all set up a cry together, till by 
another sign with his hand he orders them to be silent; when they are 
immediately obedient and quiet. Then the first renews his discourse, or 
his song, which when finished, and the others have paid the utmost atten- 
tion to it, the whole assembly breaks up and separates.” This singular 
noise is made by the instrumentality of a long bony process in the throat. 
According to the same author, “the face of the warine is broad, the eyes 
black and sparkling, the ears short and round, the tail naked at the extremi- 
ty, with which it holds firmly whatever it encircles; the hair of the body is 
black, long, and glossy; it is much longer under the chin, which forms a 
kind of round beard: the hair on the hands, feet, and a part of the tail, is 
brown. ‘The male is of the same celor as the female, and only differs 
from it in being a little larger. The females carry their young on their 
backs, and thus loaded leap from branch to branch, and from tree to tree. 
The young one clasps the narrowest part of the body of the mother with 
its hands and arms, and thus holds itself firmly fastened, whatever motion 
its parent makes. In other respects, these animals are wild and mischiev- 
ous: they can neither be tamed nor subdued, and bite dreadfully. As they 
live only on fruit, grain, and some insects, their flesh is not bad eating. It 
is like that of the hare, but a little sweetish, for which reason a good quan- 
tity of salt is put to that which is roasted: -the fat is the colot of its hair. 
They are both lively, active, and very pleasing by their tricks and nimble- 
ness. They are, however, fantastical in their tastes and affections: they 
seem to have a strong inclination for some people, and as great an aversion 
for others. They are natives of French Guiana. They usually live in 
troops of from twenty to forty individuals. They often whistle, and when 
they are enraged they shake their heads violently, and utter, in a ferocious 
tone, the syllables, Pi, ca, row.” 
THE, SAL OR WEEPER.! 
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TraveLters have described these animals by the name of howlers, fron: 
their plaintive moan. Others have called them musk monkeys, from their 
1 Cebus apella. The genus Cebus has four upper and four lower incisors; two upper 
and two lower canines; six upper and six lower molars. Superior incisors larger than the 
mferior ; canines more or less strong, those of the males being much more so than the 
females; head round, muzzle short, forehead a little prominent; occiput projecting behind ; 
facial angle, about sixty degrees; ears rounded ; hyoid bone, not projecting ; tail prehen- 
sile, but entirely covered with hair. 
