owl-laced

Updated: May 21, 2025

Owl-laced Night Apes A third interesting genus of monkeys found near Ega, are the Nyctipitheci, or night apes, called Ei-a by the Indians. Of these I found two species, closely related to each other but nevertheless quite distinct, as both inhabit the same forests, namely, those of the higher and drier lands, without mingling with each other or intercrossing.

Henry Walter Bates - The Naturalist on the River Amazons