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circles of flesh round the eyes. It is a very ten- 

 der,, delicate animal, and held in high price. 



Of the sagoins with feeble tails, there are six 

 kinds. The first and the largest is the Saki, or 

 Cagui ; so remarkable for the length of the hair 

 on its tail, that it has been often termed the Fox- 

 tailed Monkey. It is of different sizes ; some 

 being twice as large as others. 



The second of this kind is the Tamain ; which 

 is usually black, with the feet yellow. Some, 

 however, are found all over brown, spotted with 

 yellow. 



The third is the Wististi ; remarkable for the 

 large tufts of hair upon its face, and its annulated 

 tail. 



The fourth is the Marikina ; with a mane round 

 the neck, and a bunch of hair at the end of the 

 tail, like a lion. 



The fifth is called the Pinch ; with the face of 

 a beautiful black, and white hair that descends 

 on each side of the face, like that of a man. 



The last, least, and most beautiful of all, is the 

 Mico, an animal too curiously adorned, not to 

 demand a particular description ; which is thus 

 given of it by M. Condamine. " That," says he, 

 " which the governor of Para made me a present 

 of, was the only one of its kind that was seen in 

 the country. The hair on its body was of a 

 beautiful silver colour, brighter than that of the 

 most venerable human hair ; while the tail was of 

 a deep brown, inclining to blackness. It had 

 another singularity, more remarkable than the 

 former ; its ears, its cheeks, and lips, were tinc- 



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