BUSH-TAILED MONKEY. 
climate. If kept in a chamber during the 
ivinter, they live comfortably for several years. 
We can even give several examples of their 
producing in this country. Two young ones 
were brought forth in the Marchioness De 
Pompadour's lodgings at Versailles ; one in 
the house of M. De Reaumur, at Paris ; and 
another at Madame De Poursel's, in Gati- 
mois. M. Sanches, formerly first physician 
to the court of Russia, communicated this last 
fa6t to me; in a letter from Madame De 
Poursel, of which the following is an ex^ 
trad— 
*' Bourdeaux, Jan. 26, 176"4. On thelSth 
of this month, the female Sapajou brought 
forth a young one, whose head was almost 
as large as that of the mother. During two 
hoors^ she suffered great pain ; and v/e were 
obliged to cut the belt by which she was fixed, 
otherwise she could not have brought forth. 
Nothing could be more beautiful, than to see 
the father and mother occupied with their 
little one ; which they tcazed ircessantlv, ei- 
ther by carrying it about, or bv caressing it. . 
Fernambuco, 
