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and a tail equally as long. It is a golden-red in color and from its long bared 
bead and throat proceed sounds so piercing as never to be forgotten after once 
having been heard. 
The Hairy Howler {Mycetes villosus) is a South American vocalist, whose 
hairy coat is more than ordinarily abundant. 
The Gray-footed Howler (. Mycetes barbatus ) and the Yellow-footed How¬ 
ler is the same species discusssed below under head of preaching monkey. 
The Alqualte, or Araguato \Mycetes seniculus) is a large-sized South Ameri¬ 
can monkey, whose shaggy head and face suggests that he shaves only on the 
upper lip and chin. Its stentorian voice is increased in volume by a special 
development of the hyoid bone, and it by no means allows its talents to rust 
for want of usage. It is gre- 
PREACHING MONKEYS. 
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garious and the troops are very 
large in number, so that when 
they raise their evening song 
the. woods and hills and rocks 
resound. It is stated that their 
voices can be heard at the dis¬ 
tance of more than a mile, and, 
in spite of their imitation of 
every known cry and call, that 
the sound is so discordant that 
even persons who are not un¬ 
usually nervous feel as if their 
noise was unbearable. These 
monkeys seem to yell and cry 
in concert and under the di¬ 
rection of a recognized orches¬ 
tral leader. They are hunted 
for their flesh, which, though 
somewhat tasteless, is esteemed 
in a country where, although 
game abounds, man as well as 
animal, is always hungry. The 
natives fill a large nut with 
sugar, and the monkey being 
unable to withdraw its hand 
when closed, and unwilling to 
as a cat shod in nut-shells. 
The South American Howling Monkey ( Mycetes strumineus ) has a body 
of about sixteen inches, which is covered by long, shiny, dirty white hair, while 
its beard and whiskers are tawny. It is believed that its ceaseless howling is 
a performance designed to add in some mysterious way to the creature’s means 
for self-protection. 
The Preaching Monkey ( Mycetes beelzebub) is about the same size as a 
fox and is covered with long, glossy, black hair. It has sparkling black eyes, 
a circular throat-beard, small, round ears, and a very long tail. It is found in 
Brazil and Guiana, where its oratorical performances are an unvarying fea¬ 
ture of each day’s existence. The leader will ascend to the topmost 
