30 DIVISION I. VEKTKBRAL AXIMALS. — CLASS I. MAMMALIA. 



The young generally keep under the belly of the female, but when she 

 becomes tired with carrying them she calls the male, with a shrill cry, when 

 he immediately relieves her with his hand, placing the young upon his 

 back, or under his belly, whei-c he carries them until they become restless 

 for milk, when they are transferred to the mother. 



Gkxus Midas — The Tainarins. In this group we have the smallest 

 members of the Monkey-family. They inhabit the plains which border the 

 eastern slope of the Cordilleras. Eight species have been discovered, 

 among which are the well-known Pinche (>Sunia a-dipiis, Linn.), the 

 Silky Tanuirins (Mii/an nisdlid), and the Lion JMonkey {M. IconlnKs). 

 Tlicy are extraordinary little creatures, of very pleasing forms, and very 

 various in tlieir colors ; are remarkably neat and active, and tamed without 

 dilHculty. 



A\'ith the Tamarins closes the series of the great family Simiaj. 



GEXKKAI- ANECDOTES OF THE SIMIAD^E. 



The Munkey "Wife-Mukdeueii. — Sir John Trevelyan had a monkey 

 of the genus Ilajiale, — fair monkey, — which he had rendered very tame, 

 lie named him Ptiy. Sir John relates the following in regard to him : 

 " I'ug was a gentleman of excellent humor, and adored by the crew, who, 

 to make him perfectly happy, as they imagined, procured him a wife. For 

 some weeks lie was a devoted husband, and showed her every attention and 

 all due respect, lie then grew cool, and became jealous of any kind of 

 civility shown her by the master of the vessel, and began to use her with 

 much cruelty. His treatment made her wretched and dull, though she 

 bore the spleen of her husljaud with that fortitude which is the character- 

 istic of tlie female sex of the human species. 



"Pug, however, like the lords of creation, was up to deceit, and practised 

 pretended kindness to his spouse to eifeet a diabolical scheme which he 

 seemed to premeditate. One morning, wheu the sea ran very high, he 

 enticed her aloft, and drew her attention to an object at some distance from 

 the yard-arm ; her attention being fixed, he all of a sudden applied his paw 

 to her rear, and canted her into the sea, where she fell a victim to his 

 cruelty. This seemed to afford him high gratification, for he descended 

 in great spirits." 



The OuiiAXG Nancy. — This specimen was brought to the United 

 States in 1835. She was obtained in Calcutta. The following description 

 of her was prepared by a person who had opportunities of observing her 

 closely during five weeks : — 



"i)uring the -N'oyage she was for the most part confined to lier cage, and 



