62 SMITHSONJAX M ISC ELLAXK( )L'S COLLECTIONS Vl)L. "2 



Curiouslv enniii^h. unlv twn wild monkeys were observed, although 

 examples oi 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. 

 ]\Ir. La \'arre left the jungle in Februar\-. 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 mclanoccphalus), a species never 

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



Fig. 76. — White-backed Trumpeter {Psophia Icucoptcra) from the Rio Xegro, 

 now in the Xational Zoological Park. Photograph by La \'arre. 



only genus of short-tailed monkeys inhaljiting the Xew 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. 



