. The book of the animal kingdom. Mammals. Mammals. MONKEYS, APES AND THEIR KINDRED 173 Douroucolis are nocturnal and arboreal animals; they are eminently vociferous, uttering Cat-like cries or loud howls, and the food is made up of fruit, insects and small birds. Their range extends "from Nicaragua to the Amazon and Eastern Peru," and the Indians call them "Devil ; They are difficult to keep in captivity, being of a delicate nature. Reference may be made in concluding this chapter to the five species included in this genus, namely, the Three-Banded Dourou- coli, wh
. The book of the animal kingdom. Mammals. Mammals. MONKEYS, APES AND THEIR KINDRED 173 Douroucolis are nocturnal and arboreal animals; they are eminently vociferous, uttering Cat-like cries or loud howls, and the food is made up of fruit, insects and small birds. Their range extends "from Nicaragua to the Amazon and Eastern Peru," and the Indians call them "Devil ; They are difficult to keep in captivity, being of a delicate nature. Reference may be made in concluding this chapter to the five species included in this genus, namely, the Three-Banded Dourou- coli, which has a remarkably loud voice for an animal' which is only about a foot in length; the Lemurine Douroucoli, which inhabits Colombia and Upper Amazonia and other parts of North-Western South America; the Red-Footed Douroucoli, whose distinguishing characteristic is sufficiently indicated by its name; Azara's Dourou- coli, which is found in the North-East of the Argentine, "but not in Paraguay proper," and the Feline Douroucoli, which is a rare species closely related to the last-named, but to be distinguished by "the three facial streaks, irregular and combining together on the crown, the middle one broad and lozenge-shaped; the frontal spots short and white; fur longer and more woolly; neck, chest, under-surface of body, inner sides of the limbs and the base of the tail yellowish; tail ; We next proceed to make acquaintance with the mammals of Australia, and in this section I give way to my good friend and brother naturalist, Charles Barrett, whose informative and entertain- ing sketches will, I am sure, prove of interest and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Westell, William Percival. London, J. M. Dent; New York, E. P. Dutton
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