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THE LEONINE TAMARIN. 



Midas leonina. GEOFFKOY. 



PLATE XXIX. 



Simla leonina, Leoncito, Humboldt, Observations de 



p. 14, plate 5. -Tamarin leoncita, Midas leonina, Geqffroy. 

 Saint Hilaire, Annales du Museum, xix. p. 121. Ouistio 

 leoncita, Desmaresfs Mammalogie, p. 95. 



THIS curious little species was discovered by Hum- 

 boldt and Bonpland during their travels in South 

 America, and is described in the zoological researches 

 of these naturalists. 



The Leoncito is very rare ; it inhabits the plains 

 which border the eastern slope of the Cordilleras, the 

 fertile rivers of Putumay and Caqueta. It never 

 ascends to the more temperate districts, while the 

 wandering bands of the Marimonda sometimes reach 

 heights equal to those of the Caingow and Mount 

 Perdu; it is about seven or eight inches in length. 

 The Leoncito inhabits only the plains of Mocoa, 

 and the tail nearly equals the body ; it is extremely 

 elegant; it is playful, but easily made angry. When en- 



