The _Sakis_ form of themselves another and somewhat extensive family of the Sajouins. There are a dozen species of them in all; and they possess the peculiarity of being insect-eaters. They are fond of honey, too; and are often seen ranging the woods, in little troops of ten or twelve, in search of the nests of the wild bees, which they plunder of their luscious stores. The _Ouistitis_ also constitute a genus. These, like the Saimiris, are beautiful little creatures--many of the species not being larger than squirrels, and marked with the most lively colours: as bright red and orange. There are many different kinds of small squirrels known by this name, or by its abbreviation--Titi--some of them belonging to the group of Saimiris, and others to the Ouistitis, properly so called. Last of all come the little Tamunus; some of which, in beauty of colours, in playfulness of disposition, and other amiable qualities, need not yield either to the Saimiris or Ouistitis. They are equally prized as pets; and among their Creole owners have equally applied to them the endearing appellation of Titi-titi. Quadrupeds, what they are and where found--by Captain Mayne Reid CHAPTER THREE. BEARS. In the days of Linnaeus--that is, a century and a half ago--it was supposed there was only one kind of Bear in existence--the common Brown bear of Europe. It is true that Linnaeus before his death had heard of the great Polar bear, but he had never seen one, and was not certain of its being a distinct species. Not only has the Polar bear proved to be a very different animal from his brown congener, but other species have turned up in remote quarters of the globe: until the list of these interesting quadrupeds has been extended to the number of at least a dozen distinct species--differing not only in size, shape, and colour, but also in many more essential characteristics. Bears have been found in North America, and others in South America; some in Asia, and still others in the islands of the Indian Archipelago; entirely unlike the brown bear of Europe, as they are to one another. As the _Brown bear_ is the oldest of the family known to naturalists, I shall give him the precedence in this little monograph. It is a misnomer to call him the brown bear of Europe, since he is even more common in many parts of Asia--especially throughout Asiatic Russia and Kamtschatka. But he is also met with in most European countries, where there are extensive ranges of mountains. In the mountains of Hungary and Transylvania--as well as in those of Russia, Sweden, and Norway--the brown bear is found. He is also met with as far south as the Alps--and even the Pyrenees, and Asturias, mountains of Spain; but the bear of these last-mentioned localities differs considerably from the real brown bear of the northern regions; and most probably is a different species.