Monkeys. 183 
THE OUISTITI AND MAKIKINA MONKEYS. 
(Jacchus vulgaris and Rosalia.) 
The Ouistiti, or Marmozet, inhabits the Brazils, and is 
of small size, not measuring more than seven inches, 
though his tail is near eleven ; he weighs about six 
ounces, and, like others of his kind, lives not only on 
vegetables, but also upon insects, the eggs of birds, and 
even small birds. His face is almost naked , of a swarthy 
flesh colour, with a white spot above the nose : the tail 
is full of hair, and annulated with ash-coloured and black 
rings alternately ; his nails are sharp, and his fingers 
like those of a squirrel. 
The Marikina is a beautiful little animal, not above 
nine inches long, and is sometimes called the Lion Mon- 
key ; his hair is long, soft, and glossy ; his head is round , 
his face brown, and his ears hid under the long hairs 
which surround his face, and which are of a bright red, 
while those on his body and tail are of a beautiful pale 
yellow, or gold colour. He is very playful, and of a 
seemingly robust temperament, for we have seen one 
which lived five or six years in Paris, without any other 
particular care than keeping it during the winter in a 
chamber in which there was a fire every day. 
