. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. TUK GENUS CEBVS. 179. But Azara sa\-s that the real woids are Caigonazoa and Cai, they being j)ronounced as -written, and the first means Great Cai, and the last t'ai, or Cay, simply Monkey. Sajous is a derivation from Cagoni, and animals jaroperly included by it constitute the genus Cebus, but to add to the confusion, !Mr. Wallace calls them " ; They are the small, active, red-faced, round-headed, long-tailed American Monkeys, which curl the end of the tail downwards, and yet use it to hold on hj. They are smaller and m
. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. TUK GENUS CEBVS. 179. But Azara sa\-s that the real woids are Caigonazoa and Cai, they being j)ronounced as -written, and the first means Great Cai, and the last t'ai, or Cay, simply Monkey. Sajous is a derivation from Cagoni, and animals jaroperly included by it constitute the genus Cebus, but to add to the confusion, !Mr. Wallace calls them " ; They are the small, active, red-faced, round-headed, long-tailed American Monkeys, which curl the end of the tail downwards, and yet use it to hold on hj. They are smaller and more delicate than. lEGATED SPIDER MOXKEVi â xeiiwji of Uw Zoological Socieiij ) those already described ; their teeth are smaller, and they have not large canines like the Mycetes. Vrolik, in noticing the gentle expression of their face, says their movements are graceful and gay, and their " mannei-s a mixture of sweetness, cleverness, agility, and lubricity ! " There Ls abundant proof to be obtained of their agility and intelligence, and, unfortunately for them, theii- gifts are valuable in the eyes of Monkey-trainers, and many a little pug, dressed up as a Highlander or soldier, who does tricks in the streets for the benefit of his master, once liad a gay life of " lubricity " in the virgin forests of the Amazon. Bates, in his interesting work, " The Naturalist on the Amazon,'-' refers especially to the following speciesâ. 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 Duncan, P. Martin (Peter Martin), 1821-1891; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. London [etc] Cassell & Company, Limited
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