CLASS MAMMALS: ORDER QUADRaMa.,NA. 



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The Baboon, with, its dog-like muzzle, is the ugliest and 

 most ferocious of the mon- 

 keys. It dwells among craggy ^^^- ^^• 

 rocks, which it climbs with 

 great agility. Its food con- 

 sists of bulbous roots, eggs, 

 insects,* etc. In this tribe 

 the Mandrill is conspicuous 

 for its variety of color — 

 its nose being red, with a 

 bright scarlet tip ; its cheeks, 

 a brilliant blue ; its beard, 

 citron-yellow; its hind-parts 

 violet ; and its body a grayish 

 brown, tinged above with 

 olive. 



Ce bid 38. --The Platy- 

 rhine monkeys are found in 

 great numbers climbing 

 among the trees in the forests of South America. Having 

 no callosities, cheek pouches, or opposable thumbs, they are 

 classified according to the differences in the tails : 



Cynocep/idtus mormon, Mandrill. ^. 



Mg. 16. 



Allies 



The Ateles, or four- 

 fingered monkey, has 

 no thumb on the an- 

 terior extremity. On 

 account of the length, 

 flexibility, and slender- 

 ness of its limbs, it is 

 termed tlie Spider Mon- 

 key. The tail is prehen- 



* It devours scorpions with great dexterity, whipping off their stings so quickly 

 afi to give them no cliance to strike it. 



