44a HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



The MICO, or Fair MONKEY, 



is the laft that we (hall defcribe of this numerous race, 

 and is the mod beautiful of them all. — Its head is final! 

 and round ; face and ears of fo lively a vermilion colour, 

 as to appear the effe£t of art ; its body is covered with 

 long hair, of a bright filvery whitenefs, and uncommon 

 elegance^ tail long, and of a mining dark chefnut colour. 



It frequents the banks of the river| of Amazons, where 

 it was difcovered by M. Condamine, who preferved one 

 alive till almoft within fight of the French coaft 5 but it 

 died before his arrival. 



We have now laid before our readers a few of the 

 mod noted varieties of this numerous race : Many others 

 might likewife be added to fwell the account ; but of 

 thefe, little more is known than their names and places 

 of habitation. There are, probably, (till more, which 

 neither the affiduity of the naturalift, nor the curiofity of 

 the traveller, has been able to draw from their native 

 woods. Indeed, there is great room to conjecture, that 

 the variations of the Monkey kind are fomewhat like 



