HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 477 



THE FOX-TAILED MONKEY. 



(Simla Pithed a, Linn. Lc Saki, BufF.) 



THE tail of this animal, like that of the Fox, is 

 covered with long bushy hair. Its body is about 

 seventeen inches in length; hair long, of a dark 

 brown colour on the back, lighter on the under 

 side; its face is tawny, and covered with a fine 

 short whitish down ; the forehead and sides of the 

 face are white; its hands and feet are black, with 

 claws instead of nails. 



The Saki is a native of Guiana, where it is called 

 the Sncctnvinkcc. 



THE (TREAT-EARED MONKEY. 



(Simla Midas, Linn. Lc Tamarln, Buff. 



Is about the size of a Squirrel : its face is naked, 

 of a swarthy flesh colour; its upper lip somewhat 

 divided; its ears are very large and erect; its hair 

 is soft, shaggy, and of a black colour; hands and 

 feet t covered with orange-coloured hair, very fine 

 and smooth; its nails long and crooked; tail black, 

 and twice the length of its body. 



It inhabits the hotter parts of South America; is 

 a lively, pleasant animal; easily tamed; but so 

 delicate, that it cannot bear a removal to a colder 

 climate. 



