CHAPTER XII.

THE MARMOSETS AND TAMARINS--HAPALE--MIDAS.

The Dentition of the Genus Hapale, or the Marmosets, or Ouistitis--The Face--The Paw-like Hands and Feet--Their Claws--The Skull and Brain, and the Nature of the Diet--THE COMMON MARMOSET--Its Habits--THE CLOAKED MARMOSET--THE GENUS MIDAS--THE TAMARINS--Their Dentition--THE NEGRO TAMARIN--Its Habits--MIDAS ARGENTATUM--DEVILLE’S MIDAS--THE SILKY TAMARIN--Notes on the Arctopithecini in General 197