{footnote]*’WanderingsinNewSouthWales’,vol。ii。chap。viii。,1834。
Dr。BurroughstatesofanotherGibbon,theHorlackorHooluk:\"Theywalkerect;andwhenplacedonthefloor,orinanopenfield,balancethemselvesveryprettily,byraisingtheirhandsovertheirheadandslightlybendingthearmatthewristandelbow,andthenruntolerablyfast,rockingfromsidetoside;and,ifurgedtogreaterspeed,theyletfalltheirhandstotheground,andassistthemselvesforward,ratherjumpingthanrunning,stillkeepingthebody,however,nearlyerect。\"
Somewhatdifferentevidence,however,isgivenbyDr。WinslowLewis:*
\"Theironlymannerofwalkingwasontheirposteriororinferiorextremities,theothersbeingraisedupwardstopreservetheirequilibrium,asrope-dancersareassistedbylongpolesatfairs。Theirprogressionwasnotbyplacingonefootbeforetheother,butbysimultaneouslyusingboth,asinjumping。\"Dr。SalomonMulleralsostatesthattheGibbonsprogressalongthegroundbyashortseriesoftotteringjumps,effectedonlybythehindlimbs,thebodybeingheldaltogetherupright。
[footnote]*’BostonJournalofNaturalHistory’,vol。i。,1834。