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SILKY MONKEY. 
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. 
Simla Rosalia. S. caudataimberhis, capite piloso, faciei circumferen- 
tia pedibusque rubris, unguibus subulatis. Lin. Sysf. Nat. p. 41 . 
Long-tailed silky-haired yellow Monkey, with long hair on the 
head, reddish round the face, and pointed claws. 
Silky Monkey. Pennant ^adr. /. 225. 
Marikina. Buff. 15./. 108.//. 16. 
This species is so named from the appearance 
of its hair, ^v^hich 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 tlie 
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 
