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 in two orders (see table, page 193). The lowest members of this order are the lemurs of the old world. Because of their hands and feet being true grasping organs, they are placed among the primates, notwithstanding the long muzzle and expressionless, foxlike face. (Fig. 402.) Next in order are the tailed monkeys, while the tailless apes are the highest next to man.

× 1/10. America.

× 1/12. Old World.

(Size of a man.)

The primates of the New World are all monkeys with long tails and broad noses. They are found from Paraguay to Mexico. The monkeys and apes of the Old World have a thin partition between the nostrils, and are thus distinguished from the