. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. THE AMERICAN MONKEYSâMARMOSET. 63 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 â 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-
. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. THE AMERICAN MONKEYSâMARMOSET. 63 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 â 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 sm
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