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monkey never seems to reach maturity among the Indians. 
When young they make a most amusing baby-like imita- 
tion of the roar peculiar to their kind. 
The most usual tame monkeys are "sakawinkis" (Chry- 
sothrix sciureus) and "quartas" (Ateles paniscus.) Ano- 
ther kind sometimes seen is the hurua {Pithecia sp. 1) 
which in face bears so strong a resemblance to an old 
negro, that a young negro who was with me, after gazing 
intently into the face of one of these animals for some 
minutes, ended by ejaculating so emphatically that it 
seemed as if only irresistible truth forced the confession, 
' Ei ; but he favour black man too much.' 
Deer of two sorts (C. savanna ruin and C. humilis) 
are sometimes tamed. One of the former kind made 
great friends with me, so that when I was sitting on the 
ground, it used to climb up and stand with all four legs 
gathered together on one of my shoulders. And it never 
missed an opportunity of emptying my tobacco pouch, 
pushing it open with its nose and eating the contents. 
Bush-hogs or peccaries (Dicotyles labiatits and D. 
torquatus) also become very tame — too much so 
sometimes, for they follow their master wherever 
he goes and sometimes even insist upon getting into 
his hammock. Coatis, locally called quashies, and by 
the Indians kibihees, [Nasna solitaris and N . socialis) 
play about with the dogs. These coatis after they have 
been long domesticated, seem very frequently to become 
blind. And, to make an end of the list of tame animals, 
jaguars and others of the cat species, tapirs, labbas 
{Coelogenys paca), water-haas {Hydrochoerus capybara), 
acouries and adouries [Dasyproda aguti and D. achitclii) 
