24 THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD 
rare and delicate monkeys from America, 
which cannot stand the draughts of the outer 
house, like the Capuchins and spider monkeys, 
‘The greater number of these come from tropical: 
America. There, in the mighty forests, so lofty 
that no man can climb the trees, so dense that 
there is a kind of upper story on the interlaced 
tree-tops, where nearly all the birds and many 
mammals live without descending to earth, 
forests in which there is neither summer nor 
winter, but only the changes from hour to hour 
of the equatorial day, the exquisite MARMosETs, 
whose fur looks like the plumage and whose 
twittering voices imitate the notes of birds, live 
and have their being. They are all much alike 
in shape, except that the Lion Marmoset’s 
mane is like that ofa little lion clad in floss silk ; 
and they all have sharp little claws, and feed 
on insects. The PincuE= Marmoset from the 
Guiana forests has a face like a black Indian 
Pie Sit aia ida? ‘chief, with white plumes over his head and neck 
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PATAS MONKEY Merchants who do business with Brazil very 
di ica. illi. loured jes ; 
Found in West Africa. A large and brilliantly coloured specie. frequently import wiarmosere: and the closely 
allied tamarins as presents for friends at home in England; 
the Brazilians themselves like to have them as pets also; so f° | 
there is to some extent a trade demand for them. i 
Among the most delicate of American monkeys are the 
Ouxaris, which have somewhat human faces, exquisite soft 
fur, and are as gentle as most of these forest creatures. They 
seldom live long in captivity, a few months being as much as 
they will generally endure, even in Brazil. Perhaps the rarest 
of all is the white-haired SCARLET-FACED OuKaRI. This monkey 
has long white hair from neck to tail, sandy whiskers, and a 
bright scariet face. It lives in a district of partly flooded forest, 
and is only obtained by the Indians using blow-pipes and 
arrows dipped in very diluted urari poison. The WuiTE- 
HEADED SAKI is a rare and very pretty little monkey of Brazil; 
and there are a very large number of other species of this 
group whose names it would be mere weariness to mention. 
All these small monkeys are very quick and intelligent, while 
the rapidity of their movements, their ever-changing expres- 
sion, and sharp, eager cries heighten the idea of cleverness 
given by their general appearance. Other little imps of these 
forests are the SguirrREL Monkeys. In the common species 
the face is like a little furry man’s, its arms brilliant yellow (as 
if dipped in gamboge dye), the cheeks pink, and eyes black. WANDEROO MONKEY 
In habits it is a quick-tempered, imperious little creature, Tie imuswbir of winnhapé-avhick busie toonine 
carnivorous, and a great devourer of butterflies and beetles. manes is large. The manes act as capes te keep 
The most beautiful and entertaining of all monkeys are RARE OE PARES ENS Bb ORTEDE 
Photo by C, Reid] [Wishaw, N. B, 
