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seat themselves beneath ; that when he perceives 
them all seated, he begins as if it were to 
harangue, and sets up so loud and sharp a howl 
as may be heard to a great distance ; the rest keep 
the most profound silence, till jhe stops and gives 
a signal with his hand ; then, in an instant, the 
whole assembly join in chorus, fill he commands 
silence by another signal, which they obey in a 
moment ; then the orator resumes his discourse* 
and finishes his address, and the assembly breaks 
up. Their clamour is the most disagreeable and 
tremendous that can be conceived, owing to ; a 
hollow and hard bone placed in the throat, which 
the English call the throttle-bone. These mon- 
kies are very fierce, quite untameabie, and bit® 
dreadfully ; though not carnivorous, they excite 
terror by their frightful voice and ferocious 
aspect. 
Royal monkey, or allouate. 
This species or variety, which the Indians call 
the king of the monkies, is of a reddish bay co~ 
lour, equally large and noisy ; the natives are 
particularly fond of its flesh. Its native country 
is Guiana, where the former species is not to be 
found. 
FoUR-FfNGERED MONKEY, OR COAITA. 
This species is distinguished by its four fingers* 
its hands being quite destitute of a thumb ; but the 
feet have five toes with fiat nails ; its face is long 
and fiat, of a sw arthy flesh colour ; its eyes are sunk 
in the head ; its ears like the human ; its limbs are 
ot great length, and remarkably slender ; its body 
is also slender, about a foot and a half long : 
its tail is about two feet long, naked below, near 
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