566 MAMMALIA. 



name of Brachyures (Monkeys with short tails — ISpaxv^ short; 



ovpd, tail). T 1 V ;i 



Among the true Sakis, some are endowed with a plentiful beard 

 and a thick head of hair, which falls over their forehead. These 

 ornaments contribute not a little in giving their physiognomy a 

 cross and repulsive aspect. Such are the Satanic or Bearded 



. 25L. — llic iiniLliyilius [/'H/wrla iiu^luiwccplulla). 



Saki (Fig. 250), the Hairy Saki, and the Capuchin Saki. All 

 these animals are indigenous to Brazil, Guiana, and to Columbia. 



Humboldt states that the last-named Monkey takes the most 

 minute precautions not to wet its beard. When it is thirsty, it 

 seats itself by the side of a stream, and scooping up the water in 

 the hollow of its hand, carries it to its mouth, repeating these 

 movements as often as may be necessary to quench thirst, but 



