'Cebus monachus' [Large headed capuchin] Finish:none Allen & Co

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'Cebus monachus' [Large headed capuchin] Finish:none Allen & CoZoological study of a large headed capuchin, possibly Sapajus apella macrocephalus. The animal is native to South America and is shown in profile, climbing a tree branch and holding a fruit. Plate 22 from The natural history of monkeys, by Sir William Jardine (Edinburgh, 1833) The Naturalist's Library. Mammalia. Vol. 1. Referred to in the text as 'The Large headed sapajou'. The plate is inscribed: 'PLATE 22. CEBUS MONACHUS. Lizars sc.' Original: