Zoology : Being a Sketch of the Classification, Structure, Distribution, And Habits, of Animals
Zoology : Being a Sketch of the Classification, Structure, Distribution, And Habits, of Animals
William Benjamin Carpenter, (
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The bowlings uttered by the troops of these Monkeys are de- scribed by travellers as astounding. They are usually sent forth early in the morning, at sunset, and during the darkness at night ; but they are also heard when the overclouded sky threatens an approaching storm. In their dispositions the Howlers are melancholy and morose ; their movements are tardy and inert, and, when on the ground, they never attempt to walk on the hinder limbs alone. They feed principally upon frnits and leaves. —... ^In the genus C^t», comprehending the Monkeys known as Sape^oufy Sa^us^ and Capudnty the tail is covered with for to its extremity ; so that, although it is still prehensile, it is not so delicate an organ of touch as in the pre- Digit zed by Google 172 FAMILY CSBIDA. SAJ0U8 AND 8AKIS. ceding genera. The thumb is present on all the extremities* These Monkeys are for the most part of small mze, and are Tery '/ Fio. 7&— Whitc-triioatso Sajou. lively and docile in their tempers, as well as actiye in their movements; but they are somewhat capricious in their dis- positions.
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