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XIII. LACEPEDE’S TAMARIN. MIDAS MIDAS. 
Sima midas, Linn., Syst. Nat., 1., p. 42 (1766). 
Simia lacepedit, Fischer, Bull. Soc. Mosc., 1806, p. 23. 
Midas rufimanus, Geoffr., Ann. Mus., xix., p. 121 (1812). 
Midas ursulus, var. Gray, Cat. Monkeys Brit. Mus., p. 68 
(1870). 
Flapale midas, Schi., Mus. Pays Bas, vii., p. 266 (1876). 
Characters.—General colour black ; hands and feet golden- 
yellow or bright rusty-red; ears short, haired. The young 
males resemble the adults. 
Distribution.—Surinam. 
XIV, THE NEGRO TAMARIN. MIDAS URSULUS. 
Midas ursulus, Geoffr., Ann. Mus., xix., p. 121 (1812); Gray, 
Cat. Monkeys Brit. Mus., p. 68 (1870). 
Midas tamarin, Slack, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc. Philad., 1861, 
p. 464. 
Flapale ursula, Schl., Mus. Pays Bas, vii., p. 265 (1876). 
Characters.— Body long, slender, covered with soft thick fur ; 
ears large, naked ; the face haired. General colour black ; nose 
and lips black ; hinder part of the body rather mottled or 
banded with reddish-brown or greyish-white ; the hands some- 
times black and sometimes yellow. Length, 9 inches ; tail, 
15 inches. 
Distribution.—F ound on the Lower Amazon, near Para. Mr. 
Bates says it is not met with in the Upper Amazon Region, 
but in its stead a closely allied species (AZ@das nigricollis), 
presents itself. * 
* Vide antea, p. 145. 
