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FAIR MONKEY. 
Simla Argcntata. $. caudata imberhis exalbida, facie rubra, catida 
fuscescente. Lin. Syst. Nat. Gmel, p, 41. 
Long-tailed beardless white Monkey, with red face and brown 
tail. 
Mico. Buff. 15./. 121.//. 18. 
Fair Monkey. Pennant ^mdr. 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 Buifon, 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. 
