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the maintop, but seemed to have a determination 

 to stay where Bife tilOught himself the most com- 

 fortable, icad whieh at Imt, sit&t mmh tn^tng 

 and solicitation from him, permitted. 



He was not able to take up small uljjects whh 

 facility, on account of the disproportion of the 

 6$2e of t^e thumb to the fingers. The meta- 

 mtpsi bo^ of the i3:mmh Has t)m ncuMlty of 

 a first joi|i^ The form of both the fV'ct and 

 himds gives a great prehensile ]K)\ver, fitted for 

 tlie woods or forests, the natural hahifnt of the>o 

 animals, where it must be almost an impossi- 



ba% to captut6 m sd^t of iiht species alire. 



Vti&m: the tliroat if a laifge black fiattcb, a con- 

 tiniiationof the common integument, very tliiuly 

 covered with liair, and not very visilde when 

 undistcn tk'd . It has a corrugated appeurauce, 

 extending from tfe Wider part <tf fhe ehm tt> 

 the tbi^, ift attat^mdl a& low #wn^ a» tb/etLppsr 

 part of the sternum, and it is a}^^ aitta^^d :^eibi6v^ 

 to the sym]>liysis of tlie lower jaw. The use of this 

 poucli has been a subject of much s^iecidalion : 

 fetvfng the animal for«dift?^ time with me, sleep- 

 ing in the same apattment, I mf^t b« able Id 

 form some oj)ininn on the suhjiiet. Its use i;* 

 eertiuijly not well known, tlionofi it is not impro- 

 balde that it nuiy he an appendjpr tndiu organ of 

 voice. For often vvlicn irritated, i have observe*! 



