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Up the Congo River. 
Calabes.” The place is backed by the Mon- 
panga or Mombang, the “ Look-out Islands ” of 
the chart, which has greatly changed since the 
beginning of the century; the dark mass of man¬ 
groves is now apparently part of the northern 
shore. Almost due south of the Ilha do Boi is 
the Zungd chya Kampenzi, whence our word chim¬ 
panzee : in the hydrographic chart it is mis¬ 
written Zoonga Campendi, and in Tuckey’s map, 
which contradicts his text, “ Zoonga Casaquoisa.” 
His “ Zoonga Kampenzey,” also named “ Halcyon 
Island,” appears to be the Drapers Island or the 
“ Monkey Island” of Mr. Maxwell: the latter in 
modern charts is more to the north-east, that is, 
above Porto da Lenha, than the former. The 
Simiads have been killed out; Captain Tuckey 
going up the river saw upwards of twenty which, 
but for their tails, might have been mistaken for 
negroes. Merolla says that wild men and women 
(gorillas ?) have been captured in Sonho, and he 
carefully distinguishes them from baboons : one of 
them was presented to a friar of his order, who “ be¬ 
stowed it on the Portuguese governor of Loanda.” 
Chimpanzee Island may be the Zariacacongo of 
Father Merolla, who makes Cacongo (Great Congo) 
a large and independent kingdom “ lying in the 
middle between Congo and Loango.” He de¬ 
scribes Zariacacongo, “ none of the smallest, and 
situate in the midst of the River Zaire.” It 
