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fall fhort of the fpirit of the originals: 
fo that it is always a great advantage, in 
any work of Natural Hiftory, when the 
author can perform both the drawing 
and engraving parts with his own hand. 
We have now in London four fixed and 
eftablilhed learned bodies, to each of 
which J have prefented authentic coloured 
copies of what I have already published, 
and 1 defign to complete them all by 
prefenting what I may hereafter publifh. 
Thefe learned bodies are the Royal Col- 
lege of Phyficians, the Royal Society, the 
Society of Antiquaries, and the Britifh 
Mufeum, where copies of my works may 
be found. I have alfo prefented the fame 
to the Royal Academy of Sciences at 
Paris, and defign to fend them this pre- 
fent work alfo, when a reftoration of 
peace {hall open a free communication 
between the two nations. I think it is 
proper here to return my compliments 
to that Royal Academy of Sciences for the 
very obliging letter of thanks, which 
they were pleafed to add refs to me by 
their Secretary Monf. Defouchy, dated 
Paris, March 13, J753. 
Amongfi animals there are, in refped 
to their fi^ht and time of action, diurnal, 
nodurnal, and fuch as ad in the morning 
and evening twilight. Amongfi: the firfi 
may be placed Men and Monkeys, from 
the Homo Si kefir is down to the i mailed: 
ipecies of Monkeys properly fo called. 
Not long fince I had a little Monkey of 
St. }ago, of the fame fpecies with that 
figured plate ^15 of this work, who was 
fo very nimble, that, when he got loofe 
in a final I room, I could not catch him ; 
but, on {hutting the light out of the 
room, I could take him prefently. Birds 
of the granivorous kind are, I believe, 
A C E. 
write de V original: de forte que deft tou- 
jours un grand avantage d toute forte d' ou- 
trages d’Hiftoire Naturelle , lorfque /’ auteur 
peut executer de fa main les parties qui con- 
cement le defjein et la gravure . 
. 
Nous avons aujourd'hui d Londres quatre 
corps fiatants , fixes et etablis, d chacun des 
quels fai prejente des copies authentiques 
coloriees de ce que fai deja publie, et fai 
defjein de les completer tous , en leur pre- 
fentant ce que je pourrai publier dans la 
fuite . Ces corps fiat ants font le College 
Royal des Medecins, la Societe Roy ale, la 
Societe des Antiquaires, et le Mufeum Bri - 
tannique, oil Von peut trouter des copies de 
mes centres . je les ai aufji prefentees d 
V Academic Royale des Sciences de Bails, et 
fai dejfein de lui entoyer ce prefent outrage , 
des que le retabliffement de la paix retablira 
la communication libre entre les deux nations . 
je crois quit convient que je temoigne ici 
ma reconnoifjance d cette illujlre Academic 
dime lettre tres oblige ante de remer dement s y 
quit lui a plu de me fair e ecrire par fin 
Secretaire M. Defouchy , de Paris , le 13 
Mars, 17 53- 
Par mi les animaux il y en a qui \ d V e gar d 
de leur tue et du temps oil its agiffent , font 
de jour , de nuit y et des crepuf cutes, c eft- a- 
dire, qui agiffent durant le crepufcide du 
matin , et celui du fiir . On peut ranger 
dans la premiere clafj'e V Homme et le Singe , 
depuis VHomme Scutage jujqud la plus 
petite efpcce de Singes proprement ainfi nom- 
mes. II ny a fas lo/igtemps que fatois un 
petit Singe de S. jago, de la meme ejpece 
que celui qui eft reprefente pi, 215 de cet 
outrage: il etoit fi alert e, que , quand tl etoit 
libre dans un petite chambre, il m etoit tm - 
pofjible de le prendre ; mais, des qilon atoit 
bte la lumiere , je ponton le faijir d’abord. 
