CHAPTER X.

THE MONKEYS OF THE NEW WORLD.

THE CEBIDÆ--THE HOWLERS--THE WOOLLY MONKEYS--THE SPIDER MONKEYS--THE SAJOUS.

The Monkeys of the New World--How Distinguished from those of the Old--Their Division into Families--The First Family, THE CEBIDÆ, with Prehensile Tails--THE HOWLERS--Appropriateness of their Name--Where Found--General Description--THE YELLOW-TAILED HOWLER--Anatomical Peculiarities and Appearance of the Face--Other Members of the Family--THE BLACK HOWLER--Its Locality--THE WOOLLY MONKEYS--THE CAPARRO AND BARRIGUDO--First noticed by Humboldt--Peculiarities of the Skeleton--THE SPIDER MONKEYS--Seen by Humboldt in the Brazilian Forests--Remarkable Power of the Tail--Flexibility of the Limbs--Conformation of the Brain--Other Species--THE COAITA--Curious Stories of them in Captivity--THE CHAMECK--THE BLACK SPIDER MONKEY--Its Geographical Range--Its Position in Sleep--THE VARIEGATED SPIDER MONKEY--THE SAJOUS--THE CAIARÁRA--Observed by Bates on the Amazon--Other Varieties--THE BROWN SAJOU--THE CAPUCHIN SAJOU--Described by Brehm--Their Remarkable Dexterity and Cleverness--Diseases of Monkeys 164