3l2 DESCRIPTION OF THE MUSEUM. 



an inhabitant of the same country. This ferocious 

 ape, so dreaded by the negroes, is rendered one 

 of the most hideous and extraordinary of all ani- 

 mals by the red and purple-blue colours of its 

 naked parts : its size is nearly that of a man. 



On the right, in the corner of this case, we see 

 the black ape without a tail, from the Soloo isles ; 

 it was given to the Museum by M. Dussumier, 

 who has enriched our zoological collections 

 with a great number of rare and curious species. 



Opposite the door are two cases ; on the upper 

 shelf of the former are howling apes (stentor, 

 Geoff.). These inhabit the equatorial countries 

 of America, and derive their name from the tre- 

 mendous cries with which they make the forests 

 resound. 



On the second shelf, more than fifteen indivi- 

 duals of the sai and sajou {simia appella and 

 s. capucind) shew the numerous varieties which 

 age and probably locality produce in these small 



species. 



On the third shelf, the horned and the white 

 faced sajou are remarked for their singular ap- 

 pearance, and the simia sciurea and its little con- 

 geners, for their round faces and elegant forms. 

 In the upper part of the second case are seve- 

 ral species of the genus ateles, established by 

 M. Geoffrey. These animals, with long and 



