. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. 2U2 AATl'kAL at the sight of a figure of a Grasshopper or Beetle, it precipitated itself on the picture, as if to seize tli© objects there ; MIDAS ARGENTATUM. Bates is the authority for the following short notice of this pretty Monkey :—" The little Tamarin is one of the rarest of the American Monkeys. I have not heard of its being found anywhere except near Cameta. I once saw three individuals together nmning along a branch in a cacao grove near Cameta. They looked like white kittens. In theii- motions th
. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. 2U2 AATl'kAL at the sight of a figure of a Grasshopper or Beetle, it precipitated itself on the picture, as if to seize tli© objects there ; MIDAS ARGENTATUM. Bates is the authority for the following short notice of this pretty Monkey :—" The little Tamarin is one of the rarest of the American Monkeys. I have not heard of its being found anywhere except near Cameta. I once saw three individuals together nmning along a branch in a cacao grove near Cameta. They looked like white kittens. In theii- motions they resembled precisely the Midas ursulus already described. I saw afterwards a pet animal of this species, and heard that there were many so kept, and that they were esteemed as choice treasures. The one I saw was full- gi'own, but it measured only seven inches in length of body. It was covered with long white silky hairs, the tail was blackish, and the flesh nearly naked and flesh-coloured. It was a most timid and, sensitive little thing. The woman who owned it can-ied it constantly in her bosom, and no money would induce her to part with her pet. She called it ' Mico.' It fed from her mouth, and allowed her to fondle it freely, but the nervous little creature would not permit strangers to touch it. If any one attempted to do so it shrank back, the whole body trembling with fear, and its teeth chattered, whilst it uttered its tremulous frightened tones. The expression of its features was like that of its more robust brother, the ursulus : the eyes, which were black, were full of curiosity and mistrust, and it kept them fixed on the pei-son who attempted to advance towards ; DEVILLE'S MIDAS.* This pretty Monkey is plentiful everywhere on the Peruvian Amazons, but is extremely delicate in constitution. It will not bear the least cold, and it is kept with gi-eat diificulty. The Indian women, make gi-eat pets of them, and put them into the long hair on their he
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