THE LION MARMOSET 51 



ordinary monkey fashion. Those of them which are known as Mar- 

 mosets proper (Hapale), as opposed to Tamarins {Midas), are char^ 

 acterised by their long and protruding incisor teeth, and by the lower 

 canines not being longer than the incisors, but the distinction is not 

 of much importance, and some Tamarins are commonly called Mar- 

 mosets. The Lion "Marmoset," for instance, is a "Tamarin." 



The commonest of them in captivity are the Brazilian White-eared 

 and Black-eared Marmosets {Hapale jacchus and H. penicillatd), which 

 are of a sort of tabby-grey colour, with long tufts in front of the ears, 

 white in the former and black in the latter species. There is also a 

 white spot on the forehead. 



These miniature Monkeys are very freely imported, but it is to be 

 feared that their lives in captivity are too often shortened by their being 

 treated too exclusively as fruit-eaters, whereas, as above remarked, they 

 need plenty of animal food, and no doubt if this were duly supplied, 

 they would not be found to be so delicate as is commonly supposed. 

 Young of the common Marmoset have been successfully reared, and it 

 has been noticed that the male takes his turn at carrying them as well 

 as the female. Indeed, the gentle, affectionate nature of these little 

 things is one of their greatest charms, and they do not display the 

 ill-conditioned spitefulness of ordinary Monkeys, though they will bite 

 sharply enough on occasion. 



The Pinchd {Midas cedipus) is a fairly common Marmoset, remark- 

 able for its crest of long snow-white hair ; the under-parts are also 

 white, and the upper surface brown. 



The Red-handed Tamarin {Midas rufimanus) is black, with tan- 

 coloured paws; and the Black Tamarin {M. ursulus), has black paws. 

 All these three are fairly familiar in captivity, though, like the Lion 

 Marmoset, very scarce indeed compared to the ordinary grey kinds. 



Several rarer ones have, however, been exhibited at the Zoological 

 Gardens, including the Pigmy Marmoset above mentioned. The rest 

 are the Golden-headed Marmoset {Midas chrysomelas), which is very 

 like the Lion Marmoset, only black instead of golden-yellow, except on 

 the head and paws. Very possibly this was the original form, and the 



