478 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



THE STRIATED MONKEY. 



a lacchus. Linn. ISOuisfiti, Buff.) 



Is still smaller than the Great-eared Monkey, its 

 head and body not exceeding twelve inches in 

 length : its tail is long, bushy, and like that of the 

 Macauco, marked with alternate rings of black and 

 ash colour; its face is naked, of a swarthy flesh 

 colour ; ears large, and like the human ; body 

 beautifully marked with dusky, ash-coloured, and 

 reddish bars; its nails are sharp; and its fingers 

 like those of a Squirrel. 



It inhabits Brazil; feeds on fruits, vegetables, 

 insects, and snails, and is fond offish. 



Mr. Edwards gives a description of one of these 

 animals, accompanied with an excellent figure. 

 He says, that one day being at liberty, it darted 

 upon a small gold-fish that was in a basin, which 

 it killed and devoured with avidity; and that after- 

 wards small eels were given to it, of which it 



