32 NATURAL HISTORY IN ANECDOTE,

The The fourth sub-family of the Cebide includes
Douroucoull. several genera and a number of species, of these
the Douroucouli (Wyctipithecus felinus) is one of the most
interesting. It is a small monkey, measuring only thirteen
inches, apart from its tail, which is eighteen inches long:
It is catlike in some of its habits, sleeping during the day,
and prowling about at night in search of food, which it
finds in fruits, insects and small birds. It has a catlike
mew, though it often makes a louder cry more resembling
the noise of the jaguar.

The Marmosets. The fifth family of the quadrumana com-
prises the marmosets, of which there are two genera—the
Hapale and the Midas. These are very small, measuring
about eight inches without the tail, which is eleven inches
long. The marmoset is one of the prettiest of the monkeys,
and, though at first shy, soon becomes playful and affection-
ate. Marmosets are one of the few species that breed in
confinement. Sir William Jardine describes a marmoset who
gave birth to three offspring in Paris. One of these, for
some reason, displeased her, and she killed it, but upon the
others beginning to suck the maternal instinct awoke, and
she became as affectionate as she was before careless. “The
male seemed more affectionate and careful of them than the
mother, and assisted in the charge. The young generally |
keep upon the back or under the belly of the female, and
Cuvier observed, that when the female was tired of carrying
them, she would approach the male with a shrill cry, who
immediately relieved her with his hands, placing them upon
his back, or under his belly, where they held themselves
and were catried about until they became restless for milk,
when they were given over to the mother who, in her turn,
would again endeavour to get rid of them.”
SUB-ORDER I. The lemurs and their allied forms make up
The Lemurs. the remaining families of the quadrumana.
These are three. The Lemuride, of which there are many