QUADRUMANA. 



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Spider Monkey, A . belzebuth, Briss. 



mild, timid, and slow in their Fi s- " 



movements. They take their 



name from their long and 



sprawling legs, and correspond 



to the Semnopitheci of Asia 



and the Colubi of Africa. 



The Genus Lagotlirix com- 

 prises the Gluttonous Mon- 

 keys of the interior of South 

 America. 



The Genus Cebus Weepers 

 comprises monkeys which 

 derive their name from their plaintive cry. They are 

 mild in disposition, quick in their movements, and easily 

 tamed. This genus is the richest of all in species, and is 

 most fully represented in Guiana and Brazil. 



2. The Sagouins, or Sakis, or those with non-prehen- 

 sile tails. 



The Genus Pithecia comprises the Fox-tailed Monkeys, 

 so called from their long and bushy tails. 



The Genus Callithrix comprises the Squirrel Monkeys, 

 which are of small size and prettily colored. They are 

 found chiefly on the banks of the Orinoco. 



The Genus Nyctipithecus comprises the Night-Monkeys, 

 characterized by their large nocturnal 

 eyes. 



The Genera Hapale and Midas com- 

 prise diminutive monkeys of an agree- 

 able form, and known respectively as 

 Ouistitis also as Jacchus and Tam- 

 arins. The term Marmoset is also ap- 

 plied to the members of both genera. 

 They have the tail longer than the 

 body, the fur long and bushy, soft, and 



r-i ./ i i i MI* i T>I Marmoset, H. chrysome- 



of beautiful and brilliant colors. They /flj> Pr Max 



Fig. 22. 



