88 THE SPEECH OF MONKEYS. 



when made by little Dago that I have not been 

 able since to separate the sounds, and I finally 

 abandoned it as a separate word ; but reviewing 

 my work, and recalling the peculiar conduct of 

 this monkey and the conditions attending it, I 

 believe it is safe to say that he had in mind the 

 state of the weather. 



The sound which I have translated "love" is 

 only in the sense of firm and ardent friendship. 

 The expressions of love between sexes I have 

 not been able, as yet, to find with certainty. A 

 few sounds, however, made under certain con- 

 ditions I have reason to believe bear upon this 

 subject; but I am not yet ready to announce my 

 opinions thereon. 



The "alarm" sound, as I have translated it, 

 has been described; but among the Capuchins 

 I find three kindred words, quite unlike as mere 

 sounds, but closely allied in meaning. The one 

 just mentioned is used under the stress of great 

 fear or in case of assault. It is a shrill, piercing 

 sound, very loud and very high in pitch. The 

 second word, "e-c-g-k," is used only to express 

 apprehension or as a warning of the approach of 

 a thing they fear or do not like, and the last of 

 these, which is a guttural whisper, is used merely 



