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will occasionally feed on fish/ snails, insects, &c. 

 We are informed by the Count de Buffon, that 

 it has been known to breed in Portugal : the 

 young are said to be very deformed at first; hav- 

 ing very little fur on their body. Linnaeus ob- 

 serves that it is a great enemy to cats. Its voice 

 is a sort of shrill hissing note, and it has often a 

 musky smell. 



RED-TAILED MONKEY. 



Simla GEdipus. S. caudate imberhis, capillo dependent!, Cauda rubra , 

 unguibus subulatis. Lin. Syst. Nat. p. 41. 



Long-tailed beardless Monkey, with the hair of the head spread- 

 ing downwards, red tail, and sharp nails. 



Pinche. Buff. 15. p. \l\.pl. 17. 



Little Lion Monkey. Edwards, pi. 195. 



Red-tailed Monkey. Pennant Quadr. p. 225. 



This is an animal of uncommon elegance. In 

 size it is nearly equal to the former species, or 

 about as large as a squirrel. The upper parts of 

 the body are of a pale reddish-brown : the under 

 parts white : the limbs are also white. The face 

 black : the hair on the head white, long, loose, 

 and spreading over the shoulders in the manner 

 of a mantle : the lower parts of the back and the 

 upper half of the tail are of a deep orange-red ; 

 the remainder of the tail black : the insides of the 

 hands and feet are also black : the claws small 

 and sharp. It is a native Guiana ; and is an ac- 

 tive, lively animal : its voice is a kind of soft 



