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woods in the neighbourhood of streams. It is rare to see 
them on the ground, nearly the whole of their lives being passed 
on trees. Up to the present time only one species has been 
discovered. 
The natives of Borneo pretend that the Nasica, or, as some- 
times called, Kahau, is a Man who has retired to the woods to 
avoid paying taxes, and they entertain the greatest respect for a 
being who has found such ready means for evading the responsi- 
bilities of society. 
Genus Semnopitheci proper . — The character of the true Semno- 
pitheci are those already indicated as marking the whole tribe. It 
may be added that, in general, they have the hair of the head 
