1904.] 



ANTHROPOID APES. 



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Skull of Gorilla heringeri Matschie. 



however, can we pi'ove that Linnfeus's Simia satyrus is really a 

 Chimpanzee, but we can even distinguish the exact race to which 

 the name applies, for Tulp's description and figure show an ape 

 the hair of which is not parted in the centre of the head, and 

 with a short thick beard clothing the cheeks and leaving the chin 

 bare. These characteristics are found in the (~!himpanzees from 

 the coast-lands of the South Camaioons aiad the Gaboon and 

 Ogowe districts. It is therefore necessary to adopt the name of 

 Simia L. for the genus of the ChimjDanzees, and the famous 

 " Tschego " proves to be the veritable Simia satyrus. According 

 to Palmer, on the other hand, we have the following generic 

 terms for the Orang-Outan or Maias : — 



Satyims Lesson, 1799; Pongo Lacepede, 1799; Pithecus 

 G. Ouvier, 1800; Lophotus G. Fischer, 1813; Faunus Oken, 

 1816; J/«cro6a^es Billberg, 1828; and Brachiojnthecus Senechal, 

 1839. As Satyrus of Lesson and Pongo of Lacepede are of equal 

 date, I think we must adopt, as the least confusing name, Pongo 

 of Lacepede, and therefore the correct name of the Orang-Ovitans 

 as a group is Pongo 2}ygmceus (Linn.). 



Professor Matschie, in his article on the Chimpanzees, Sitz. Ges. 



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