ORANGE MONKEY. 227 



manners and disposition are odious. The upper parts 

 of the body and tail of the green monkey^ are covered 

 with beautiful hair of a fine green colour, which en- 

 ables the creature to conceal itself amongst the foliage 

 of the trees : the throat,, belly, and under side of the 

 limbs, are of a silvery whiteness, which, with its 

 diminutive size, must render it an object of admira- 

 tion ; it being not much above eight inches high, 

 though the tail is eighteen inches long, and probably 

 serves it for an arm, by which it clings to the branches 

 of trees. 



The orange monkey is nearly the size of a squirrel : 

 its head is round, eyes remarkably lively and bril- 

 liant ; ears large ; the body covered with short, fine 

 hair, of a shining gold colour ; and the tail is long. 



But the most beautiful of this tribe is the mico, or 

 fair monkey. Its head is small and round ; face 

 and ears of so lively a scarlet, that they look as if 

 they were painted. The long white hair that covers 

 its body is of a silvery whiteness, which is contrast- 

 ed by the shining dark chesnut-colour of its long tail. 

 As they diminish in size and increase in beauty, 

 they appear to lose the ferocious disposition of the 

 larger kinds of baboons, and are gentle, playful, and 

 amusing. 



The race is divided by naturalists into the three 

 classes of apes, baboons, and monkeys. Apes have 



