222 THE NATUEAL HISTOET OP 



THE SIAMIRI. 



Callithrix sciureus GEOFFROY. 



PLATE XXIII. 



Simia sciurea, Linnceus Siamiri, callithrix sciureus, Geoffrey 



Saint Hilaire, Annales du Museum, xix. p. 113 Sagoin 



siamiri, Desmaresfs Mammalogie, p. 87 Le. Sainiiri, Fre- 

 deric Cuvier, Histoire Natwrelle des Mammiferes. 



THIS beautiful and active little animal is scarcely 

 more than ten inches in length, exclusive of the tail 

 which is between thirteen and fourteen, and when 

 seated, the height of the back was only about six. 

 The upper parts of the body are of a greenish-yellow, 

 which assumes a grayish tint on the thighs and 

 arms ; the feet, legs, and fore-arms are reddish chest- 

 nut, and the lower parts are nearly white. The 

 muzzle is of a darker colour than the rest of the face, 

 which, with the ears, is flesh-coloured. The tail is 

 black at the tip. The nails, except those on the 

 thumbs, have a somewhat claw-form. 



A living specimen, which Frederic Cuvier describes, 

 from the Royal Gardens, was very playful and good 

 tempered. It never used its tail for a support, and 



