THE TAMARINS. I4I 



of body, fore-limbs and front edge of hind-limbs white ; ex- 

 tremity of the tail black. 



Differs from the preceding species, M. geoffroyi^ in having a 

 crest. 



Distribution. — The Pinche Monkey is found in the forests of 

 New Granada, near the coast 



With the succeeding species we commence the description of 

 the Tamarins which have no conspicuous mane on the back of 

 the neck, and that section whose members have a patch of white 

 hairs around the mouth, each looking at a short distance, as 

 Mr. Bates remarks, " as though it held a ball of snow-white 

 cotton in its teeth." 



IV. THE WHITE-LIPPED TAMARIN. MIDAS LAEIATUS. 



Midas labtatus^ Geoffr., Ann. Mus., xix., p. 121 (1812); Gray, 



Cat. Monkeys Brit. Mus., p. d^ (1870). 

 Jacchus labiatuSy Desmarest, Mammalog., p. 95 (1820) ; Humb., 



Rec. d'Obs. Zool., Prod. sp. 44 (181 1). 

 Hapale labiata^ Wagner in Schreb., Saugeth., i., p. 246 (1840) ; 



Mus. Pays Bas, vii., p. 260 (1876, part). 



Characters. — General colour black; under side reddish, the 

 black terminating on the front of the chest in a straight line, 

 the hinder part of the back washed with grey ; the hinder 

 part of the chest, belly, inside of the limbs, and the under side 

 of the root of the tail, rust-colour ; tip of nose and edges of 

 upper and lower lips white. 



Pistributioa. — The forests on the north side of the Amazon. 



