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SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS 



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Curiously enough, only two wild monkeys were observed, although 

 examples of various species were commonly seen in the possession of 

 natives. Birds, on the contrary, were plentiful — among the con- 

 spicuous species were toucans, curassows, macaws, and parrots. 

 Mr. La Varre left the jungle in February, and arrived in the United 

 States near the end of March, 1920. His collection of living animals, 

 which he presented to the park, included a specimen of the rare black- 

 headed ouakari monkey (Cacajo niclanoccphalus), a species never 

 before represented in the collection. This monkey is a member of the 



Fig. y6. — White-backed Trumpeter (Psophia leucopfcra) from the Rio Negro, 

 now in the National Zoological Park. Photograph by La Varre. 



only genus of short-tailed monkeys inhabiting the New World, and is 

 very seldom seen in captivity. 



Other animals in the La Varre collection are capuchin and squirrel 

 monkeys, an ocelot, two margay cats, egrets, a scarlet ibis, and a 

 number of parrots and paroquets. A large living specimen of the rare 

 and curious matamata turtle, a gift to the park from Mr. A. T. S. 

 Hore, of Manaos, was brought home with the lot. Another American 

 resident of Manaos, Mr. Edward B. Kirk, also contributed some 

 interesting birds, among which was a fine specimen of the very rare 

 white-backed trumpeter (Psophia Icucoptcra) from the Rio Negro. 



