SIMIA. 



•' Nothing is more difficult than to kill one of thefe ani- 

 mals. It is neceilary to fire feveral times in order to fuc- 

 ceed, and as long as the leaft life remains, and fometimes 

 even after death, they remain clinging to the branches by 

 the hands and tail. The fportfman is often chagrined at 

 having loit his time and ammunition for fuch wretched 

 game ; for, in fpite of the teilimony of fome travellers, the 

 flefh is not at all good ; it is almoft always exceflively tough, 

 and is, therefore, excluded from all tables : it is merely the 

 ^Yant of other food that can recommend it to needy inha- 

 bitants and travellers." 



Paniscus. This is the four-fingered monkey of Pennant ; 

 it is tailed, black, beardlefs, and without a thumb, hence 

 its trivial name. This animal is diltinguifhed by the graci- 

 lity of its body and limbs ; its uniform black colour, except 

 on the face, which is of a dark flefh-colour ; and by want 

 of thumbs on the fore-feet, in Head of which are very fmall 

 projedlions or appendices. It is one of the moft aftive and 

 lively of animals, and is, befides, of a gentle and traftable 

 difpofition in a itate of confinement. It inhabits the woods 

 of South America ; aflbciating in great multitudes, aflaihng 

 fuch travellers as pafs through their haunts with an infinite 

 number of fportive and mifchievous gambols, chattering, and 

 throwing down dry fticks, fwinging by their tails from the 

 boughs, and endeavouring to intimidate the pallengers by a 

 variety of menacing geftures. This is the Coaita of Buffon. 



ExQUiNA. Bearded; back variegated with black and 

 yellow ; throat and belly white. It inhabits South Ame- 

 rica. In fize and difpofition it refembles the S. panifcus. 



Trepida. Tailed, but without a beard ; the fore-top is 

 ereft ; hands and feet are blue ; the tail is hairy. A variety 

 has the hair round the face grey ; it is brownifh-yellow on 

 the body. It inhabits Surinam, is nimble, dextrous, and 

 amufing, and about twelve inches high. The body is brown, 

 beneath it is rufty ; the hair of the head is formed into a 

 black ereft hemifpherical tuft ; the tail is hairy ; the nails 

 are rounded ; the face and ears downy and flefti-coloured ; 

 the eyes are approximate chefnut. 



Fatuellus. The horned fapajou is taillefs and without 

 beard ; two tufts on the head refembling horns. It is found 

 in feveral parts of South America, is harmlefs and gentle. 

 The face, fides, belly, and front part of the thighs, are 

 brown ; the crown, the middle of the back, tail and feet, 

 and hind part of the thighs, are black ; the nails are long 

 and blunt ; the tail is fpiral. 



Apella ; Brown Sapajou, or Sajou of BufTon. This 

 alfo is without tail and beard ; the body is brown ; the feet 

 are black. 



Capucina ; Capuchin Monkey, or Sai of Buffon, and 

 Weeper of Pennant. This has no beard; the ikin is 

 brown ; the hair and limbs are black ; the tail is fliaggy 

 and the haunches are covered. There is a variety of this, 

 of which the hair on the breail, throat, round the ears, 

 and cheeks, is white. The face is fometimes black, fome- 

 times flefh-coloured on the forehead ; the tuflis are approxi- 

 mate ; the nofe is carinate towards the eyes ; a black varicofe 

 retraftile wrinkle juft under the hair of the forehead ; the 

 tail is long, always curved, and covered with long fiiaggy 

 hair ; it is of the fize of a cat. It inhabits divers parts of 

 South America ; it is mild, docile, timid ; walks on its 

 heels, and docs not (kip. It has a crying wailing voice, and 

 repels its enemies by horrid bowlings ; it (hrieks fometimes 

 like a cricket. When made angry it will yelp like a puppy ; 

 it carries the tail fpirally rolled up, which is often coiled 

 round the neck : it fmells of mulk. 



SciUREA ; Orange Monkey, or Saimiri of Buffon. 

 Beardlefs ; the hind part of the head is prominent ; the 



nails of the four fmaller toes ungulate j the haunches are 

 covered. The body is of a greenifli-grey, under parts 

 whitifh ; the legs and arms are rufty ; the tail is fhaggy, 

 black at the tip, and twice as long as the body ; the 

 nails of the thumbs and great toes are rounded ; the face 

 of a blueifh-brown ; the eye-brows are briftly ; the ears are 

 fcantily covered with whitilh hairs ; it is of the fize of a 

 fquirrel. It is found in South America ; is pleafant in its 

 difpofition, beautiful, and graceful ; it rells by lying on its 

 belly. It looks full in the face of fuch as fpeak to it. 

 It is impatient of European climates. 



MoRT.\. Without beard, but it has a tail ; it is of a 

 chefnut colour; the face is brown ; the tail is naked and 

 fcaly. It is found in different parts of America. It differ^; 

 from the S. fciiirea only in being lefs, and on that account 

 it has been fuppofed to be of the fame fpecies. 



Syrichta. This is without tail and beard ; the mouth 

 and eye-brows are covered with long hairs. This is an ob- 

 fcurc and doubtful fpecies. 



Variegata. The hair on the fides and back is mixed 

 with orange and black. It inhabits Antigua, is lively, 

 docile, and full of amufing tricks. 



Seftion E. Monliies with Tails that are not prchenfik ; that 

 have no Cheek-pouches ; the Haunches are covered. Thefe 

 are denominated 



Sacoins. 



PiTHECl.4 ; Fox-tailed Monkey. Tailed, but without 

 beard ; the hairs of the body are long, and black at the 

 tips ; the tail is black, and very fhaggy. It inhabits South 

 America ; is very amufing, and eaiily tamed. It is entirely 

 of a duflvy brown colour, with a flight ferruginous caft, 

 except on the head and face. This is the Saki of Buffon. 



Jacchus ; Striated Monkey, or Ouiftiti of Buffon, and 

 Sanglin or Cagui minor of Edwards. This is tailed ; its 

 ears are hairy, broad ; tail curved, very hairy ; nails fubu- 

 late, thofe of the thumbs and great toes are rounded. 

 There is a variety, which is of a yellowifh colour, fmell- 

 ing like mufk. It inhabits Brazil ; is aftive, reillefs, climb- 

 ing like a fquirrel ; it feeds on infefts, fruits, milk, bread, 

 and fmall birds ; it gnaws the bark of trees, is untameable, 

 biting, tormenting cats by fixing under their bellies, and 

 emits a biffing cry. 



CEdipus ; Red-tailed Monkey. This is tailed and 

 beardlefs ; locks hanging ; the tail is red ; nails fubulate. 

 The body is grey, underneath it is white ; the head has long 

 white hanging locks ; its face is black, and it has a few 

 white hairs behind the ears ; a wart on each cheek ; the 

 irids are ruily ; the ears are roundifh, black, and naked ; 

 nails fubulate, except the thumb ; the tail is twice as long 

 as the body, and is a little hairy, black, red at the bafe ; 

 the region of the anus is red. It inhabits South America, 

 is aftive, brill<, imitating the lion in its geftures. It is 

 fomething lefs than the S. jacchus ; it fmells of mufk, and 

 the voice refembles that of a moufe. 



Rosalia ; Silky Monkey. Tailed ; beardlefs ; the head 

 is hairy ; circumference of the face and feet are red ; the 

 nails are fubulate. This fpecies derives its trivial name from 

 the appearance of its hair, which is very fine, foft, long, 

 and of a bright yellow colour, refembling yellow filk. 

 Round the face the hair is much longer than in other parts, 

 fo as to form a large mane, like that of a lion ; near the 

 face this mane is of a reddifti colour, and it grows paler as 

 it recedes from the cheeks ; the face itfelf is of a dufl<y 

 purple ; the ears are round and naked ; the hands and feet 

 are alfo naked, and of the fame dull purple colour as the 

 face ; the claws are fmall and fharp ; the tail is very long, 



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