14^ Lloyd's natural history. 



xin. lacepede's tamarin. midas midas. 



Siniia midas^ Linn., Syst. Nat., i., p. 42 (1766). 

 Simla lacepedii^ Fischer, Bull. Soc. Mosc, 1806, p. 23. 

 Midas rufimajtus, Geoffr., Ann. Mus., xix., p. 121 (1812). 

 Midas ursulus, var. Gray, Cat. Monkeys Brit. Mus., p. 68 



(1870). 

 Hapale midas, Schl., Mus. Pays Bas, vii., p. 266 (1876). 



Characters. — General colour black ; hands and feet golden- 

 yellow or bright rusty-red ; ears short, haired. The young 

 males resemble the adults. 



Distribution — Surinam. 



XIV. THE NEGRO TAMARIN. MIDAS URSULUS. 



Midas ursulus, Geoffr., Ann. Mus., xix., p. 121 (181 2); Gray, 



Cat. Monkeys Brit. Mus., p. 68 (1870). 

 Midas ianiarin. Slack, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc. Philad., 1861, 



p. 464. 

 Hapale Ursula, Schl,, Mus. Pays Bas, vii., p. 265 (1876). 



Characters. — Body long, slender, covered with soft thick fur ; 

 ears large, naked ; the face haired. General colour black ; nose 

 and lips black ; hinder part of the body rather mottled or 

 banded with reddish-brown or greyish-white ; the hands some- 

 times black and sometimes yellow. Length, 9 inches j tail, 

 15 inches. 



Distrihution. — Found on the Lower Amazon, near Para. Mr. 

 Bates says it is not met with in the Upper Amazon Region, 

 but in its stead a closely allied species {Afidas nigricollis), 

 presents itself. * 



* Vide antea, p. 145. 



