TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



MAMMALS. 



Introductory Preface • iji x^e I,ife of Animals— Preliminary Notes on Mammals 



First Order: THE APES AND MONKEYS. Pitheci. 1. 



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First Family : The Narrow-Jfosed 

 Apes {Catarrhini) 8 



SlAN-SHAPED APES {Anthropomorpha.') 



I. — Genus: Gorillas (CorzV/a) ... 9 

 Gorilla (C gina) 9 



2. — Genus: Chimpanzees (5«w«a) . 16 

 Chimpanzee (S. troglodytes) . 16 



3. — Genus: Orang-utans (Pithecus) iS 

 Orang-Utan {P. satyrus) ... 18 



4. — Genus : (Sibbons (Hylobates) . 23 

 Siamang {ff. syndactylus) . . 23 

 Hoolock {H. hulock) .... 23 

 Lar or White-handed Gibbon 



{H. lar) 23 



Ungko (^H. rafflesii) 23 



Wau-wau or Oa {H. variegatus) 23 



POG-SHAPED MONKEYS {CynopUkecini). 



5. — Genus : Slender or Sacred Monk- 

 eys (Semnopithecus) . . 25 

 Hoonuman (S. entellus) . 25 



Budeng {S. maurus) 27 



6. — Genus : Proboscis Monkeys (Na- 



salis) 28 



Proboscis Monkey or Kahau 



[N. larvatus) 28 



7. — Genus : Thumbless Monkeys 



(Colobus) 28 



Guerezas (C. guereza) .... 28 



Ursine Colobus {C. ur sinus) . 30 



Black Colobus (C. satanas) . . 30 



S. — Genus: Guenons: {Cercopithecus) 30 



Green Monkey ( C. sabcsus) . . 32 



Diana Monkey (C. diana) . . 34 



Blue-faced Guenon (C. cephus) 34 



*Red or Patas Monk ey ( C. ruber) 34 



*Sooty Mangabey (C fulig- 



inostis) 35 



9. — Genus : Macaques (Matacus) . . 36 

 Common Macaque (M. cyno- 



molgus) 36 



Bhunder, or Rhesus Monkey 

 \M. rhesus) 38 



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*Bonnet Monkey {M. sinicus) 36 

 *Pig-tailed Macaques {M. ne- 



mestrinus) 39 



Magot or Barbary Ape {M. syl- 



vanus) 39 



10. — Genus : Baboons (Cynocephalus) 41 

 Black Baboon (C niger) ... 43 

 Cotnmon Baboon {C. babuin) 44 

 Chacma Baboon {C. porcarius) 44 



Sphinx (C sphinx) 44 



Hamadryas or Sacred Baboon 



(C. hamadryas) 46 



Gelada Baboon (C..g-^/arfa) . . 48 

 Mandrill (C. mormon) . . 49 



Ttrill {C. leucophizus) .... 49 

 Wanderoo {C. silenus) . . . 50 



Second Family: American or Broad- 

 Nosed Monkeys. (Platyrrhini) . . 50 



PREHENSILE-TAILED MONKEYS ( Cfiiife'). 



I.— -Genus : Howlers {Myceies) ... 52 

 Aluate or Red Howler (M. sen- 



iculus) 53 



Caraya or Black Howler {M. 



niger) 53 



2. — Genus : Spider Monkeys (Ateles) 54 



Coaita (A. paniscus) 55 



Marimonda or Aru (A. beelze- 



buth) 55 



Chameck {A. pentadactylus) 55 

 Miriki (A. hypoxanthus) ... 55 

 Gold-Faced Monkey (Jf. bart- 



letiii) . 55 



3. — Genus : Woolly Monkeys (Lago- 



thrix) 55 



*Humboldt's Lagothrix Monk- 

 ey (Z,. humboldtii) .... 55 

 4. — Genus : Capuchins (Cebus) . . 56 

 Cai or Sai (C. capucinus) ... 56 

 Apella or Brown Capuchin 



(C. apella) 57 



*White-Bearded Capuchin {C. 

 leucogenys) 58 



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 *White-Faced Capuchin (C. hy- 



•polencus) 58 



*Green Capuchin (C olivaceus) 58 



NON-PREHENSILE TAILED AMERICAN 



MONKEYS {Pithecidce) 



5. — Genus : Sakis (Pithecia) . . .58 

 Cuxio (P. satanas) . . .58 



White-headed Saki (P. leuco- 



cephala) 58 



*Hairy Saki {P. hir'suta) ... 59 

 6. — Genus: Short-tailed Monkeys 



(Brachyurus) 59 



Black-headed Saki (B. melano- 



cephalus) 59 



*Short-tailed Monkey (B. cal- 



vtts) 61 



7.— Genus: Callithrix (Callithrix) . 59 

 Widow Monkey (C. lugens) . 59 

 *Lovely-Haired Monkey (C.per- 

 sonata) ..... . 61 



8. — Genus : Saimaris ( Chrysothrix) 59 

 Squirrel Monkey (C. sciurea) . do 

 9. — Genus: Owl Monkeys (Nyctiptth- 



ecus) 60 



Mirikina Monkey (N. triver- 

 gatus) (j/l 



Third Family : The Marmosets. {Are- 

 topitheci) 62 



r. — Genus : Marmosets {Hapale) . 64 

 *Silky Tamarin (H. rosalia) . 62 

 Silver Monkey (H. argentata) 62 

 Lion-like Monkey {H. leonina) 63 

 Silky Monkey {H.pygmcsa) . 63 

 Common Marmosets {H. jac- 



chus) 63 



Tufted Marmoset {H. penicil- 



lata) 64 



Pinche Marmoset {H. cedipus) 64 

 Golden Marmoset (//. chryso- 



leucus) 64 



Second Order: THE HALF=MONKEYS OR LEMUROIDS. Frosimii. 65. 



First Family : The Lemurs iLemur- 

 idce) .65 



I.— Genus: \n&.r\& [Lichanotus). . . 67 



Babacoto (L. brevicaudatus) . 67 



2.— Genus : Makis {Lemur) .... 67 



Ruffed Lemur (Z^. Z'a^'jw) . . 67 



Catta {L. catta) 67 



Mongoose {L. mongoz). . . 67 



Black Maki {L. macaco) . . 67 



3. — Genus: Loris {Stenops) ... 68 



Slender Loris {S. gracilis). . . 68 



Slow Loris {S. tardigradus). 69 



4.— Genus: Gentle Lemurs {Hapa- 



lemur) 69 



*G^ay Lemur {H. griseus) . 69 



5.— .Genus: Prehensile-Handed Le- 

 mur ( Chirogaleus) 69 



*Fork- Crowned Lemur {C.fur- 



cifer) 69 



6. — Genus: Large- Eared Makis 



{Otolicnus) 70 



Common Galago {O. galago) . 71 

 Comba {O. agisymbanus). . . 71 

 7. — Genus: Stump- fingered Lemurs 



{Perodicticus) 72 



*Potto Lemur (/>. />o/i!o) . . 72 

 8. — Genus: Bear-like Lemurs (^rrfo- 



cebus) 72 



*Augwdntibo Lemur {A. calaba- 

 rensis) . 72 



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9. — Genus : Dwarf Lemurs {Micro- 



cebus) 73 



*Little Galago Lemur {M. myox- 

 inus) . . 73 



Second Family : The Tarsiers ( Tar- 

 sidts) 72 



I. — Genus : Tarsier ( Tarsius) ... 72 

 Spectre Tarsier ( T. spectrum). 72 



Third Family : The Bare-flngered An* 

 imals {Leptodaclyla) .... 73 



I. — Genus: Queer-Handed Animals 



{Chironiys) 73 



Aye-Aye (C.madagascariensis) 73 



*Not mentioned ia text except iu description accompanying illustraffon. 



