, THE ORGAN GRINDER’S MONKEY 
of this genus are to be found among the inhabitants 
of the monkey house. 
CAPUCHIN MONKEY 
It is not necessary to go to the Zoological Gardens 
to make oneself acquainted with the capuchins; for 
they are frequently, more frequently than any other 
kind of monkey, the companion of the peripatetic organ- 
grinder, and their mild, inquisitive faces and chirruping 
sounds must be well known to most persons. There is 
a great variety of these monkeys, which may be re- 
garded as quite the typical Platyrrhine monkeys. 
Their round face and but slightly projecting muzzle 
give them a human appearance, which is not attained 
to by the monkeys of the Old World so thoroughly. 
Their tails are not quite so perfectly prehensile as in 
many of the American monkeys—in the Spider monkey, 
for instance. They are also docile and gentle, though 
it is doubtful whether this can be honestly considered 
to be any grounds for a likeness to man. The capu- 
chins are always abundantly on view at the Zoo, and 
as a rule several species are to be seen, though the 
limits of species in this genus of Platyrrhines is rather 
a matter for further study than for the present and 
dogmatic statement. Some eighteen have been allowed. 
The capuchins are determined insect eaters, as well as 
devourers of fruits; they rob nests and eat up eggs 
and nestlings alike. At the Zoo they have an engaging 
way of holding out their hands for gifts, and this action 
is accompanied by a little plaintive whistling. They 
appear to be on good terms with each other as well as 
with the public. Tree-bred creatures as they are, the 
capuchins are naturally expert climbers and leapers ; 
huge distances are traversed by them in bounding from 
branch to branch. A jump downwards of fifty feet 
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