THE SPEECH OF MONKEYS. 93 



them some carrots and apples, on seeing which 

 they began to utter the same sounds which they 

 had uttered before, and this time I secured a 

 good record of their sounds to compare with the 

 others. 



The alarm-sound as given by the Rhesus is 

 very energetic, but not so shrill nor sharp as that 

 of the Capuchin, nor have I discovered more 

 than one such sound. As they are not of a high 

 order of intelligence, nor kindly disposed unless 

 kept in fear, I have not given them a great 

 amount of study, but their sounds come more 

 closely to the range of the human voice than do 

 the sounds of the Cebus, which I regard as the 

 Caucasian of monkeys. 



The Rhesus is not very intelligent, but when 

 reared in captivity appears to be capable of some 

 degree of domestication. The adult reared in a 

 wild state shows many phases of vicious and un- 

 congenial temper. When well cared for they are 

 rather hardy and undergo training quite well. 

 They are not a handsome animal, being of a 

 faded tan color on the back, merged into a yel- 

 lowish-white on the less exposed parts. They 

 have large cheek-pouches, which, when not filled 

 with food, allow the skin on the neck and jaws 



