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white beard, and the band over the eye is also white. The height 

 of the red monkey is from eighteen inches to two feet. The red 

 monkey is a pretty animal. We even see the sovereignty of the 

 Deity displayed in the comparative beauty given to some species 

 of the family of monkeys, and the disgusting deformity given to 

 others. But though the red monkey has outward beauty, it is in 

 a proportionate degree defective in agreeable disposition. It is 

 violent, capricious, mischievous, and very little susceptible of 

 attachment. 



The Marmoset is a most interesting little creature. It is 

 exceedingly sensitive to cold, and when in the United States is 

 usually occupied in nestling among the materials for its bed, which 

 it heaps up in one corner, and out of which it seldom emerges 

 entirely. It will eat almost any article of food, but is especially 

 fond of insects, which it dispatches in a very adroit manner. It 

 will also eat fruits, especially those of its native country. Its 

 fondness for insects is carried so far, that it has been known to 

 pinch out the figures of beetles in an entomological work, and 

 swallow them. 



The Collared Tee Tee, or White-throated Squirrel Mon- 

 key, is found to the east of the Orinoco. It lives on small birds, 

 insects, and fruits. Its habits are, apparently, mild and inoffen- 

 sive, but its acts belie its looks, for when a small bird is presented 

 to it, it springs upon its prey like a cat and speedily devours it. 



LEMURS. 



The Lemurs derive their name from their nocturnal 

 habits, and their noiseless movements. The Ruffled Lemur is a 

 native of Madagascar. It lives in the depths of the forests, and 

 only moves by night, the entire day being spent in sleep. Its 

 food consists of fruits, insects, and small birds, which latter it 

 takes while they are sleeping. This is the largest of the lemurs, 

 bping rather largerthan a cat. 



The Slender Loris is a native of India, Ceylon, etc. It, 

 like the Lemur, seldom moves by day, but prowls about at night 

 jn search of food. No sooner (^oes it espy a sleeping bird, than 



