62 STRIATED MONKEY. 



Buffon two varieties are figured under the titles 

 of Yarque and Singe de Nuit : the former is less 

 bearded or villose about the cheeks: the latter 

 is in all parts more shaggy or tufted, and is con- 

 sidered as a particular variety, if not a distinct 

 species. 



STRIATED MONKEY. 



Simia Jacchus. S. caudata, auribus <villosis patulis, cauda hirsntis- 

 sima curvata, unguibus subulatis, pollicum rotundatis. Lin. Syst. 

 Nat. p. 40. 



Long-tailed Monkey, with patulous hairy ears, incurved furry 

 tail, and sharp claws; those on the thumbs rounded. 



Cercopithecus brasilianus 3. Sagouin. Clus. exot. 377.. 



Oustiti. Buff. 15. p. g6.pl. 14. 



Sanglin or Cagui minor. Edwards, pi. 218. 



Striated Monkey. Pennant Quadr. p. 224. 



The Sanglin or Striated Monkey is an animal 

 of great elegance. It is about the size of a squir- 

 rel. The body is of a reddish-ash colour, slightly 

 undulated with dusky shades: the face is of a 

 dark flesh colour; and on each side are two 

 very large and thick tufts of milk-white hair, 

 standing out before the ears. The tail is very 

 long, extremely thickly coated with fur of an 

 erect growth, and beautifully varied throughout 

 its whole length with alternate bars of black and 

 white. The paws are covered with hair and have 

 sharp nails. This little animal is a native of Bra- 

 sil, and in its natural state is supposed to feed 

 chiefly on fruits ; but in a state of confinement it 



