130 SILKY TAMARIN.

is thought that they live a good deal in the manner
of the squirrels, and that they remain almost constantly
on the trees; bounding with rapidity from tree to tree,
uttering sharp but weak cries of alarm, and apparently
dispersing at the first appearance of strangers. .

The silky tamarin searcely measures, in total length,
two feet, of which the tail alone occupies one. The
fur is long, silky, and of a golden yellow; the hairs of
the head long and falling, parted down the middle of
the crown by a line of rust-brown hairs; ears concealed
by the long hair of the head; tail rather bushy at its
extremity. The gloss upon the fur is particularly rich
when held in the sun.