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NATURAL HISTORY. 
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nseus, are contained in the Cases No. 1—4, and in some 
smaller Cases fixed beside them, No. 25—34. Amongst 
the Monkeys, are the Ourang Outang, or Man of the 
Woods ( Simia satyrus, Linn.), found in Malacca, Co¬ 
chin China, and Borneo; also the Chimpanze, or Jocko 
(Simia troglodytes, Linn.), found in Guinea, and on the 
Congo. These animals are considered to approach nearest 
of all others to man, in the form of the head, the size of 
the forehead, and the volume of the brain; and, according 
to Cuvier, the latter constructs huts of the leaves and 
branches of trees, arms itself with stones and clubs, and 
employs them to drive men and elephants from its dwell¬ 
ing. 
In these Cases also are, amongst others, the following 
species belonging to the Old world :—the Long-armed Ape 
(Hy lob cites lar ), India; Lesser Long-armed Ape ( H. varie- 
gatus), Malacca; the Siamang ( H . syndactylies'), Sumatra; 
the Guereza ( Colobus Guereza), from Abyssinia. This new 
species was discovered and named by Dr. Riippell, who 
says that the skin is used by the Abyssinian warriors to 
cover their shields ; the long white hair on the sides of the 
animal are suffered to hang down loose, and form an elegant 
and graceful ornament to their armour. The Negro Mon¬ 
key ( Semnopithecus maurus ), Java ; the White-eyelid 
Monkey (S. fuliginosus ), Ethiopia; the Entellus ($. En- 
tellus ), Bengal; the Simpai ( S . melalophus ), Sumatra; 
the Golden Guenon ( S . Pyrrhus), India; the Spotted 
Monkey ( Cercopithecus Diana), from the Congo; the Lion¬ 
tailed Monkey (Macacus Silenus), Ceylon; the Gelada 
( M . Gelada), Abyssinia—a new species, also discovered by 
pr. Riippell; the Chinese Monkey (M. sinicus), Bengal; 
the Capped Monkey (M. radiatus), India; the Brown 
Baboon ( Pithecus nemestrinus), Java ; the Innuus (P. 
nuus), Africa; the Common Baboon ( Cynocephalus Papio), 
Guinea; the Hog-faced Baboon (C. porcarius), Cape of 
Good Hope; the Dog-faced Baboon (C. kamadryas), Africa; 
the Black Baboon (C. niger), India; and the Mandrill 
( Papio Mormon ), Africa. 
These Cases also contain the following species of Mon¬ 
keys belonging to the New world:—theMarimonda(^^/c^ 
Beelzebub); the Chuva ( A . marginatus) ; the Spider 
Monkey (A. arachnoides) ; the Silver-haired Monkey 
