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row, Hiigers long and tapering ; thumb sliort, 

 mi m«slu% fertlier than the first joint of ^ 

 the paltHi c^the hmiu ml^^ 

 fee feet arc bare and black ; the leg-? arerfiolj^ 

 in proportion to tlie arms and body ; the feet are 

 long, jtrelionsile, and, when the animal is in a 

 sitting posture, are turned inwards, and the toas 



unilt'd (cxceptHi tfee^tegt joint) hv a nu'nd)raHe, 

 From thi?; firenniPtanee, the animal has dt'rived 

 iti? specific name, lie in\'ariably walks in the 

 erect posture, when on a level surface ; and then 

 die '^Mfts ^Ihe^ haiif dtms^ ^^ibling him spme^ 

 timm to Si^st Mmself in^th Mb hmtMi^ ; otj 

 what is more usual, he keeps bis arms uplifted^ 

 ill nearly an erect position, with the hands pen- 

 dent, ready to seize a rope, and climb u]) on the 



&pptm^ 0f danger, or on lite otsitieuslQ^ of 

 strangers. Be yf^M rather quiek In ^^ f^ge^^ 

 posture, but with a waddling' gait, mA jMS'SOCm 

 run down if^ whilst pursued, lie has no oppor- 

 tunity of escaping by climbing. 



On the foot are five toes, the gsea^-Wi&imig 

 placed Jika the- thumb of the hanl : |bm 



the foot is somewhat similar to that Of the 

 liaml, having an equal prelnaisih' power ; the 

 great toe has a capability of nuieli extension out- 

 wards, which enlarges the surfiice of the foot 

 VOJ*. II. 1. 



