THE AMERICAN MONKEYS— MARMOSET. 



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mentary feelings. He has all the qualities of a cow- 

 ard : the plaintive voice, the evident incapacity or 

 -unwillingness to give in to necessity, the complain- 

 ing resignation, the morbid fancy that the actions of 

 all other creatures 

 in some way relate 

 to him, the constant 

 attitudes of either 

 ■ostentatiously 

 showing off or 

 shrinking from ob- 

 servation, the incon- 

 stancy in his expres- 

 s i o n s , movements 

 and actions. 



Fruit, seeds, leaves 

 and buds form the 

 principal part of the 

 food of the Marmo- 

 sets, but they also 

 hunt insects. Spi- 

 ders, etc., with the 

 greatest zeal, and 

 eat them with evi- 

 dent relish. Indeed, 

 one might say that 

 they are animal 

 feeders more than 

 any other Monkeys, 

 preferring this to 

 vegetable food. 



7he Three We rec- 



Groups of ognize 



Marmosets, three 

 distinct groups as 

 belonging to the 

 family Hapale : the 

 Lion-like Monkey 

 {Hapale leonind), 

 having face and ears 

 devoid of hair, a 

 tufted tail, and a 

 mane on the head, 

 neck and shoulders; 

 the Tamarins, to 

 which belongs the 

 Silver Monkey 

 {Hapale Argentata), 

 having a longer tail, 

 but no mane, and 

 the Silky Monkey 

 {Hapale pygmcBo) 

 having tufts on its 

 ears. 



The most common 

 member of the last 

 named group is the 

 Saguin Ouistiti or 

 Common Marmoset 

 {Hapale jacchus). It 

 is about ten inches 

 in length and is 

 clothed with soft, 

 long hair. The col- 

 oring is black, white 

 and russet, each 

 hair being black at 

 its root, and then 



tuft over each ear stand out in bold relief against 

 the brown face. 



In captivity they subsist on fruit, vegetables, in- 

 sects, Snails and meat, and soon get familiar with 



NIGHT MONKEYS. The picture represents Night Monkeys of South America, one of which has just seized a lit- 

 tle bird and it regards with disfavor the too near approach of its companion and evidently declines to share the toothsome 

 morsel in its possession with the intruder. The entire family of Night Monkeys are noted for their small, round heads, 

 large eyes and long tails. Those indicated in the picture are sometimes called " Three-striped Owl Monkeys," on account 

 of the three divergent black stripes on their forehead and face. They feed upon small birds, insects and fruits, are strictly 

 nocturnal and have very powerful voices. (Nyctifithecus Mvirgatus.) 



alternately russet, black and white. The tail is black, 

 showing about twenty white ringlets and a white tip. 

 A whitish spot on the forehead, and a pure white 



those who take constant care of them. They show 

 themselves distrustful and irritable towards stran- 

 gers and are capricious like naughty children 



