CLASS I. MAMMALIA: ORDER 2. QUADRUMANA. 



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olor; the tail is ringed with black and gray. It is not more than seven inches in length, and is 

 , general favorite, though in captivity it is lazy and indifferent in its demeanor. In its native 

 voods it is more active, killing insects and small birds with admirable dexterity. It often de- 

 cends from the trees and makes a meal of snails and lizards. The male and female seldom sep- 

 rate, though they manifest little affection for one another. 



There are many other species, as the White-necked Ouistiti, H. albicollis, H. auriia, H. hu- 

 leralifer ; the White-headed Ouistiti, H. Uucocephala ; the Mico, H. melanurus and H. pyymea 

 -the smallest of the genus, not being over six inches long. 



the pinche. 



Genus TAMARIN : Midas. — These resemble the above, and many of them are called Ouis- 

 tis. The species are numerous. 



The Marikina, Silky Monkey or Lion Monkey, H. rosalia, is a beautiful little creature, 

 wered with golden yellow fur. It was formerly a great favorite with ladies of rank in France, 

 id one of them, belonging to Madame Pompadour, was described by Buffon. The Pinche, If. 

 Idipus, is of a yellowish-brown color, and is found in Guiana, Brazil, and Peru. In domesticity 



sleeps during the day, and at night becomes exceedingly active. The other species are the 

 r . chrysomelas ; H. leonina ; H. Geojfroyii, found on the Isthmus of Panama ; the Negro Tama- 

 in of Buffon, Tamarin niger ; H. bicolor ; the Midas Monkey, H. Midas • H. mfoniger, Hi 

 \villei, H. flavifrons, H. Weddellii, H. Illiyeri, H. niyrifrons, H. labiala, H. pileata, and H. 



ystax. 



