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Good Hope; where whole droves of them plunder the 

 vineyards and orchards ; he is often seen in menageries. 



§48. The Bear-like Baboon (Cynocephalus ursinus) 

 is about four feet long, shaggy and black, and the com- 

 mon baboon at the Cape of Good Hope, where he plun- 

 ders orchards and gardens ; he is often seen in mena- 

 geries. 



§ 49. Of the Long-tailed Apes, the Macaco (Carcopi- 

 thecus Cynomulgus) is the most frequently seen in 

 menageries ; he is longer than a cat, above greenish, 

 below yellowish white, and is a native of the western 

 coast of Africa ; where large troops of them plunder the 

 plantations. 



§50. Of monkeys the most remarkable are : 1. The Red 

 Preacher; 2. The Coaita ; 3. The Capuchin; 4. The 

 Squirrel Monkey ; 5. The Fox Monkey ; and 6. The 

 Ouistiti. 



§51. The Red Preacher (Cebus Seniculus) is of the 

 size of a small bulldog, of a' reddish brown color, with 

 large whiskers, and found in troops upon the trees in the 

 forests of Guiana. He usually emits a deafening voice, 

 principally on change of weather; which sound is pro- 

 duced by a remarkable long cavity in the windpipe. 



§ 52. The Coaita (Cebus paniscus) is larger than a 

 cat, entirely black, found everywhere in South America, 

 and extremely dexterous in the use of its long prehensile 

 tail. 



§ 53. The Capuchin (Cebus Capucinus) is a monkey 

 as large as a big cat, his body dark brown, with a white 

 ring around the face, looking like a Capuchin Friar. His 

 voice resembles that of a crying child. He is found in 

 large numbers in Guiana, upon the trees in the forests. 



§ 54. The Squirrel Monkey (Cebus sciureus) is larger 

 than a gray-squirrel, covered with short yellow gray 

 hair, with a black snout : a very common and gentle little 

 animal. 



§55. The Fox Monkey (Cebus Pithecia) is of the 

 size of a small fox ; his fur is black and shaggy, and 

 around the face white ; he is found in Guiana. 



§ 56. The Ouistiti (Cebus Jacchus) is of the size of 



