202 THE S A K I. 



Difiinclive CharaEiers of this Species. 



The faki has neither cheek-pouches nor cal- 

 lofities on his buttocks. His tail is flaccid, not 

 prehenfile, and one half longer than both head 

 and body. The partition of the noftrils is very- 

 thick, and the apertures placed at a fide. The 

 face is tawny, and covered with a fine, fhort, 

 whitifli down. 1 he hair on the upper parts of 

 the body is blackilh brown, and that on the 

 belly and other inferior parts is reddifh white. 

 The hair on the body is ftill longer than that on 

 the tail, beyond the point of which it hangs 

 near two inches. The hair on the tail is gene- 

 rally blackilh brown, like that on the body. 

 This fpecies feems to vary in colour. Some fa- 

 kis have the hair both on the body and tail of 

 a reddifh yellow colour. This animal walks on 

 four feet, and is near a foot and a half in length. 

 The females are not fubjeded to the periodical 

 evacuation. 



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