^§ THE FEAEPUL monkey. 



proach, till their light gradually forsook them, and 

 the wretched animal expired. I felt so much on 

 this occasion, that I could neither taste of him nor 

 his companion, when they were dressed, though I 

 saw that they afforded to some others a delicious 

 repast." 



Of this species, Capt. Stedman relates a circum- 

 stance \try remarkable. — He says, that one day he 

 saw from his barge, one of these monkies come 

 down to the water's edge, rinse its mouth, and ap- 

 pear to clean its teeth with one of its fingers *. 



THE FEARFUL MOXKEY f. 



The Fearful Monkey is one of the most agile, 

 dexterous, and amusing of the whole genus. It is 

 of a brown colour, with flesh-coloured face and 

 ears, and about as -big as a small cat. Though a 

 native of Surinam, its constitution seems well adapt- 

 ed to our temperate climate ; and it will live com- 

 fortably in winter in a room v/ithout fire. It has 

 even been known to breed in Europe, which is very 

 unusual with the Monkey tribe.^Its affection to- 

 wards its offspring, is exceedingly tender. In one 

 pair that produced at Bourdeaux, in the year 17^4, 

 nothing could be more beautiful than lo see tlje 

 tivo parents occupied with their little charge, which 

 they teazed incessantly, either by carrying it about, 

 or bv carressing- it. The male loved it to distraction. 



* Account of an Expeiiition to Surinam, 

 t Syxonyms. — Simia trcpida. L/'/m. — Buf<!i-tailecl Monkey. £/- 

 wari.j.— Sajou. BuJhn.—l'ciiTf-dl Monkey. Pauuuif. 



