The western world. Picturesque sketches of nature and natural history in North and South America (1874)
Kingston, William Henry Giles, 1814-1880 · London, New York [etc.] T. Nelson and Sons · leaf 458
ALOUATTES, OR HOWLERS. 455 direction, now from another, and in far-off parts of the forest. Yet, terrific as they appear, they are produced by animals not much larger than a full-grown fox. It is the mycetes, or ursine howler—the largest monkey of South America. … On advancing into the forest in the morning, three or four may be seen seated on the upper branches of a tree—shaggy- haired animals, with long prehensile tails like those of the spider-monkeys—hideous-looking creatures, with pyramidical
Natural history · Natural history -- America
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