Pl. IV Lion-tailed macaque. A grey ruff around a black face. Listens first.

Pl. VI Common marmoset. White ear tufts, striped tail, looking straight at you.

Pl. VIII Macacus libidinosus. The plate’s own name for it; mid-stride.

Pl. III Red-bellied guenon. Red waistcoat, white collar, branch for a stage.

Pl. XII Silvery marmoset. Pale as paper, with a black tail.

Pl. XIV Monk saki. A shaggy cloak with a face peering out.

Pl. XVII Proboscis monkey. All nose, climbing for a fruit.

Pl. XXIII King colobus. A long pale mane, reaching out.

Pl. XX Red howler. Rust red, and loud about it.

Pl. XXVI Black-tufted marmoset. Ear tufts like paintbrushes.

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