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fingers. Pass the index finger one of the pair between the thumb and index, © 
making a half loop on the thumb. Pass the middle finger, one of the pair 
between the ring and little finger, making a half loop on it. 
Take up on the dorsum of the index and middle fingers of the right hand 
the strings passing in front of the same fingers of the left. Separate the 
hands. Shp the left wrist loop over the hand and release. Transfer the 
index and middle finger loops of the right hand to the same fingers of the 
left. Pull the loops originally on the left index and middle fingers over 
these and the ends of the fingers and release them. ‘Transfer the loops back 
to their original position on the right hand. Separate the hands (Fig. 5). 
Fig. 5. The Baboon’s Mouth. 
“Baboon ” is the name given in British Guiana to the howling monkey. 
The figure resembles much more an alligator’s mouth and as “ cayamans ” 
are fairly common, I am surprised at the name. 
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Monarta. 
The same operation as “ Baboon’s Mouth,” except that one starts with 
only the left hand in the loop. I am not certain as to the translation of 
monata, but think it means a door (Fig. 6). 
Birp SNARE. 
The same operation as “ Monata” except that a second loop is put on 
the left wrist by passing the ulnar string around the wrist once. A little 
care is necessary to get a good loop in the snare (Fig. 7). This is a fair repre- 
sentation of the snare Crickety made for actual use, the details of which 
are shown in the accompanying diagrams, Fig. 8, 
