440 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



They adhered clofely to the teats of the mother \ and, 

 when grown a little larger, fixed themfelves upon her 

 back, from whence fhe could not eafily difengage them, 

 without rubbing them off againft a wall : Upon thefe oc- 

 cafions, the male always allowed them to mount upon 

 his back to relieve the female. 



The M ARIKIN A 



is by fome called the Lion- Ape, from the quantity of 

 hair which furrounds its face, falling backwards like a 

 mane \ its tail is alfo fomewhat bufhy at the end : Its 

 face is flat, and of a dull purple colour ; its hair long, 

 bright, and filky, — from whence it is likewife called the 

 Silky Monkey j it is of a pale yellow colour on the 

 body j the hair round the face of a bright bay, inclining 

 to red ; its hands and feet are without hair, and of the 

 fame colour as the face \ its body is ten inches long, tail 

 thirteen. 



This creature is a native of Guiana, is very gentle and 

 lively, and feems to be more hardy than the other Sa- 

 goins. — Buffbn fays, that one of them lived at Paris feve- 

 ral years, with no other precaution than keeping it in a 

 warm room during winter. 



