"night monkeys: the picture represents night monkeys of south america, one of which has just seized a little bird and it regards with disfavor the too near approach of its companion and evidently declines to share the toothsome morsel in its possession with the intruder. The entire family of night monkeys are noted for their small, round heads, large eyes and long tails. Those indicated in the picture are sometimes called three-striped owl monkeys, on account of the three divergent black stripes on their forehead and face. They feed upon small birds, insects and fruits, are strictly nocturnal and have very powerful voices. (nyctipithecus trivirgatus, now aotus trivirgatus)
title: brehm's life of animals: a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools
identifier: brehmslifeofanim00breh (find matches)
year: 1895 (1890s)
authors: brehm, alfred edmund, 1829-1884; pechuloesche, eduard, 1840-1913; haacke, wilhelm, 1855-1912; schmidtlein, richard
subjects: mammals; animal behavior
publisher: chicago: marquis
contributing library: american museum of natural history library
digitizing sponsor: biodiversity heritage library. Date: 1895.
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