HAKE SPECIES OF MONKEYS. 
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belonging to tlie little groups of creeping monkeys called 
™ alt f l m t,le Spanish colonies ; marimondes,* or ateles with 
'.' ed b elly ; titis, and viuditas. The last two species parti- 
cularly attracted our attention, and we pm-chased them to 
s end to Europe. 
The titi of the Orinoco (Simia seiurea), well-known in our 
collections, is called bititeni by the Mavpure Indians. It is 
'ery common on the south of the cataracts. Its face is 
nte ; and a little spot of bluish-black covers the mouth 
l nd the point of the nose. The titis of the most elegant 
a nd the most beautiful colour (with hair of a golden 
jeilow), come from the banks of the Cassiquiare. Those 
at are taken on the shores of the Guaviare are large and 
moult to tame _ No other monkey 1ms so much the phy- 
tjiiomj ot a child as the titi ; there is the same expression 
th Jf U0C6 - I - Ce ’ ,^ ie same playful smile, the same rapidity in 
| transition from joy to sorrow. Its large eyes are instantly 
trJr ! Wlt . ‘ * ears ’ when ii; is eeized Wlth fear. It is ex- 
citr e /j° n ^ msects ’ Particularly of spiders. The saga- 
brn, °i 1 • 3 , e an,mal 18 80 great, that one of those we 
difto l tm, 0Ur boat to Angostura distinguislied perfectly the 
d’Tr rt ' n ^ P a ^ es annexed to Cuvier’s ‘Tableau elementaire 
^ i 18 oire naturclle. The engravings of this work are not 
bor| U r ’ "" et ^ ie ^ advanced rapidly its little hand in the 
We a 0± catcllin g a grasshopper or a wasp, every time that 
l-en! ' 01Ved lfc the elevell tb plate, on which these insects are 
s ho« Dte<L lt reniailled perfectly indifferent when it was 
animi “gravmgs of skeletons or heads of mammiferous 
up h? AV ' Vhen several of these little monkeys, shut 
habit, i ® same ca S e ’ are ex P°scd to the rain, and the 
d eerp« jeniperal ure of the air sinks suddenly two or three 
bensii tae - y bxvust their tail (which, however, is not pre- 
le» s i ^ r ound their neck, and intertwine their arms and 
0 w ' ami one another. The Indian hunters told us, that 
^ j * Simia belzcbuth. 
picture r'~ °bsenre, ^ la t ^ bave never heard of an instance in which a 
Ilat Ural’ g ? pres y ntln g> ,n the greatest perfection, hares or deer of their 
intelli Z6 ’ ” aS mac *? *he impression even on sporting dogs, 
fV^henticni^^ 6 appears the most improved. Is there any 
faster > 1 J astance of a dog having recognized a full-length picture o< 
In all these cases, the sight is not assisted by the smell. 
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