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whistle, not unlike the note of a bird. Mr. Ed- 

 wards,, who has given a good figure of this spe- 

 cies, which he drew from a healthy living speci- 

 men, observes, that, when gamboling about a 

 room, it often assumes the appearance of a lion 

 in miniature, from the manner in which it carries 

 its tail over its back. 



SILKY MONKEY. 



Simia Rosalia. S. caudataimherbis, capite piloso, faciei circumferen- 

 tia pedibusque rubris, unguibus subulatis. Lin. Syst. Nat. p. 4 1 . 



Long-tailed silky-haired yellow Monkey, with long hair on the 

 head, reddish round the face, and pointed claws. 



Silky Monkey. Pennant £>uadr. p. 225. 



Marikina. Buff. 15. p. 108. pi. 16. 



This species is so named from the appearance 

 of its hair, which is very fine, soft, long, and of 

 a bright-yellow colour, resembling yellow silk. 

 Round the face the hair is much longer than in 

 other parts, so as to form a large mane like that 

 of a lion ; near the face this mane is of a reddish 

 colour, and grows paler as it recedes from the 

 cheeks : the face itself is of a dusky purple : the ears 

 round and naked:, the hands and feet are also 

 naked, and of the same dull purple colour as the 

 face : the claws are small and sharp: the tail is 

 very long, and rather bushy at the extremity. 

 This is a larger species than the former, measur- 

 ing about ten inches from nose to tail; the tail 

 itself being about thirteen inches long. It is a 



