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FAIR MONKEY. 



Simia Argentata. S. caudata imberbis exalbida, facie rubra, cauda 



fuscescente. Lin. Syst. Nat. Gmel. p. 41. 

 Long-tailed beardless white Monkey, with red face and brown 



tail. 

 Mico. Buff. 15./. 121.pl. 18. 

 Fair Monkey. Pennant Quadr. p. 226. 



The last, and certainly the most beautiful of 

 the smaller Monkies, is the Mico or Fair Monkey. 

 It is somewhat larger than a squirrel, measuring 

 from nose to tail about eight inches, and the tail 

 itself about twelve. The whole animal, except 

 the face and the tail, is covered with the brightest 

 silvery-white hair : the face is of a vermilion-red : 

 the ears of the same colour, and are thin and of a 

 round form : the tail is of a very deep or blackish 

 chesnut colour. This beautiful little animal is 

 a native of South America. It is an extremely 

 rare species. We are informed by the Count 

 de Buffon, that Mons. Condamine, who had re- 

 ceived one as a present from the governor of 

 Para, attempted to bring it over to France 

 alive ; but the animal died just before the arrival 

 of the ship, and was preserved by Mr. Condamine 

 in spirits. 



