. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history. Zoology; Zoologie. 4rit'i KXPI,A\AT()HY IXI'KX. Keustar r {Se(o})h<i(ja or Musciaipa rnticlUu). — It hiis nothing to do with tho English Iveclstart, RniNocKUos Bektle {Meyasonm 7'/Vrt/?), popiihirly called the Groat J3ro\vn Sawyoi'. —,sVe "; S. SacawinivI,—One of the Squirrel jNIonkeys. This tiny monkey, several times mentione
. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history. Zoology; Zoologie. 4rit'i KXPI,A\AT()HY IXI'KX. Keustar r {Se(o})h<i(ja or Musciaipa rnticlUu). — It hiis nothing to do with tho English Iveclstart, RniNocKUos Bektle {Meyasonm 7'/Vrt/?), popiihirly called the Groat J3ro\vn Sawyoi'. —,sVe "; S. SacawinivI,—One of the Squirrel jNIonkeys. This tiny monkey, several times mentioned by Waterto::, is plentiful in Ciuiana, and is noticed by Schomburgk. " A troop of little Sacowinkis, or squirrel monkeys, some of tlie most beautiful and active of their kind, leaped Vt'ith tlie agility of a taine squirrel from branch to branch, and, !::!, \:. • \r.\\WsK\. Ill alarmed by our apjjcarance, uttered their painful call, re- sembling nuicli more the cry of a biid than that of an animal, and then, hastening away, were soon hidden among the thick foliage of the large forest ; Several species of squirrel-monkey appear to be included in the general name of Sakawinki. Stedman figures the Marmoset (Jacclnts vuff/arifi) \inder the name of Sakawinki, while Waterton, who mentions it as being black, and scarcely six inches in length, evidently refers to the White-whiskered Tamarin {Jacchns hucogeiiys), wliich exactly accords with his desci'iption and has uocordingly Ijecn Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865. London : Macmillan
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