290 PITHECIA 



ing on to the throat ; lips covered with short white hairs ; upper parts 

 of body, Hmbs and tail black, the hairs tipped with yellowish white, 

 becoming brownish on rump ; throat and breast ochraceous buff ; rest 

 of under parts purplish prune or purplish black; hands and feet yel- 

 lowish white ; inner sides of arms and legs black. 



Female. Face bare, dark purplish brown, nose almost black, 

 around eyes paler, and sparingly covered with short white hairs ; top 

 and back of head, neck, shoulders, back, thighs and tail black washed 

 with yellowish white ; rump, pale yellowish brown, base of hairs 

 brownish black : forearm black, hairs white tipped ; hands and feet 

 white ; tail black, hairs with pale brown tips ; throat, breast, belly and 

 inside of thighs pale brown ; nails black. Flower's description of $. 



Measurements. Total length about 880 ; tail, 508. Skull : occipito- 

 nasal length, 80; zygomatic width, 62 ; intertemporal width, 38; palatal 

 length, 27; breadth of braincase, 47; median length of nasals, 17; 

 length of upper molar series, 18 ; length of mandible, 59 ; length of 

 lower molar series, 22. 



The type of Pithecia inusta Spix, is in the Munich Museum and 

 can in no way be separated from P. monacha. It is a full grown 

 animal in good condition and came from the forests of the Tonantins, 

 an affluent of the Solimoens River, near Tabatinga. 



Bates, writing about this monkey under the name of Paranagu 

 (1. c.) states that it is a timid, inoffensive creature, and is found on 

 the "terra firma" lands of the north shore of the Solimoens from 

 Tonantins to Peru. It is a very delicate animal rarely living in cap- 

 tivity for any length of time, but if one succeeds in keeping it alive for 

 any considerable period, it makes a very affectionate pet. While the 

 Cebi exceed all the American monkeys in intelligence, the Coaita, 

 (Ateleus paniscus) has the most gentle and affectionate disposition, 

 but the Paranagu although a dull, cheerless animal exceeds all in its 

 capability of attachment to man. It is not lacking in intelligence, as 

 the following incident shows. A neighbor had gone out in the morn- 

 ing leaving his pet behind, and the monkey missing its friend decided 

 it would come to Mr. Bates as was its habit, and so the ParanaQU took 

 a short cut over gardens, trees and thickets, as a neighbor saw it on its 

 way, and came directly to Mr. Bates' dwelling. Not finding its master 

 there, it climbed on to a table and sat down, and with an air of quiet 

 resignation waited for him. Soon after its owner entered and his pet 

 jumped at once to its usual perch on his shoulder. 



