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Monkey, Orange; the Simla Sclurea of Lln- 
hzeus. This is one of thofe Monkies which hold 
by their tails, and is the fmalleft and moft beauti- 
ful of any of them. The hair of the body is 
fhort and fine, and of a yellow brown hue; but, 
in it's native country, of a brilliant gold colour. 
The feet are of a fine orange-colour; the nails of 
the hands are flat; and thole of the feet refemble 
claws. The tail is very long; and the body 
fcarcely exceeds the fize of that of a fquirrel. It 
is a very tender and delicate animal, and held in 
high eftimation. It is a native of Brazil and 
Guiana, and is feldom imported into this country 
alive. 
Monkey, Horned ; the Simla Fatuellus of 
I^innseus. This animal is diftinguifhed by two 
tufts of hair, refembling horns, on the top of it's 
head. It has bright eyes; ears refembling thofe 
of the human fpecies; and is of a dufky colour. 
The body is about fourteen inches long, and the 
tail fifteen. It is an inhabitant of America, and 
one of the Sapajon kind. 
Monkey, Antigua. This Monkey has a 
black face, and a Ihort nofe; the back and fides 
are orange-coloured and black; the belly is white; 
the length of the body is eighteen inches, and that 
of the tail twenty. It was brought from An- 
tigua, and was lately in the pofleffion of Robert 
Morris, Efq. of the Navy OfSce. It is good- 
natured, fprightly, and frolicldbme. 
Monkey, Fox-Tailed ; the Simia Pithecia of 
LinnsEUS. BufFon calls this animal the Saki; 
and he diftinguiflies it from thofe of the fapajon 
kind, or thofe Monkies which hold by their tails, 
by the name of Sagoins, which have feeble tails. 
It is remarkable for the length of the hair on it's 
tail, and is therefore called the Fox-tailed Mon- 
key; the body is about eighteen inches long, and 
the tail confiderably longer, the former being co- 
vered with long dulky brown hair, white or yel- 
lowifh at the tip; the hands and feet are black; 
and it has claws inftead of nails. This creature 
inhabits Guiana. 
Monkey, Great-Eared ; the Simia Midas of 
Linnaeus. This fpecies is chiefly remarkable for 
it's ears, which are very large, ere£t, and almoft 
fquare. The hair on the body and upper part 
of the limbs is fieek ; the hands and feet are co- 
vered with light orange- coloured hair, which is very 
fine and fmooth; the nails are long and crooked; 
the tail, which is twice the length of the body, is 
black ; and the teeth are very white. 
This animal, which is about the fize of a fquir- 
rel, inhabits the warmer climates of South Ame- 
rica; and the Ifle of Gorgona, fouth of Panama, 
in the South Sea. ' At low water,' fays Dam- 
pier, ' they come to the fea-fide, to feed on muf- 
cles and periwinkles, which they dig out of the 
fhells with their claws.' 
Monkey, Striated; the Simia Jacchus of 
LinnjEUs. This fpecies is remarkable for two 
long thick tufts of white hair projefting on each 
fide of it's face, under the ears ; and for it's tail, 
which is very full of hair, and annulated with afh- 
colour and black. The body is about feven in- 
ches long, and the tail eleven ; the hands and feet 
are covered with Ihort hair; and the fingers, which 
refemble thofe of a fquirrel, are furnifhed with 
fharp claws. 
This creature, which is a native of Brazil, feeds 
on vegetables and fifh ; makes a weak kind of 
noifcj and is exu-emely reftlefs. 
Monkey, Silky; the Simia Rofalia of Lin- 
nasus. This Monkey is remarkable for having a 
mane round the neck, and a bunch of hair at the 
end of the tail like a lion : the mane is generally of 
a bright bay colour, though fometimes yellow ; and 
the hair on the body is long, fine, filky, glofiTv, and 
of a bright pale yellow hue. The face is flat, 
and of a dull purple colour ; the ears are round and 
naked; the hands and feet are alfo naked, and 
of a dull purple colour ; and there are claws, in- 
fl:ead of nails, on the fingers. The length of 
the head and body is about ten inches; and the 
tail is upwards of thirteen. This fpecies inhabits 
Guiana; and is very gentle and lively. 
Monkey, Little Lion; the Simia CEdipus 
of Linnsus. This animal has a beautiful black 
face, with white hair defcending on each fide of it 
like that of a man ; the back and Ihoulders are co- 
vered with long loofe brown hair; the rump and 
half the tail are of a deep orange-colour inclining 
to red, but the remaining part of the tail is black; 
the throat is alfo black; the breafb^ belly, and legs, 
are white; and the claws are fi:iarp and crooked. 
The body is eight inches long, and the tail is fix- 
teen., 
Thi^ fpecies, which inhabits Guiana, Brazil, 
and the banks of the River of the Amazons, pof- 
fefles great agility and vivacity, and has a foft 
whifl:ling note. 
Monkey, Fair; the Mico of Bufibn. This 
animal inhabits the banks of the Amazons, and 
is a moft beautiful and elegant fpecies. The 
head is fmall and round; and the face and ears are 
of a moft lively vermilion colour. Condamine, 
to whom one of thefe animals was prefented by 
the governor of Para, fays, that the hair on it's 
body was of a beautiful filver colour, brighter 
than that of the moft venerable human hair; while 
the tail was of a deep brown, inclining to black- 
nefs. This defcription, he fays, was framed while 
the creature was alive. He alfo fays, that he kept 
it a whole year before it died, and afterwards pre- 
ferved it in fpirits of wine, in order to prove that 
his account was not exaggerated. It's body was 
eight inches long, and it's tail twelve. 
MONOCEROS PISCIS. An American fifli 
about a foot and a half long, high backed, low 
bellied, and very flat bodied; with ahead bearing 
fome refemblance to that of a baboon. From the 
top of the head proceeds a fm.ooth, round, tapered, 
ftraight horn, about three inches long, apparently 
a prolongation of the cuticle, being entirely defti- 
tute of any oflification. The body is covered 
with a tough thick fl<in, feeling fomewhat rough ; 
and the dorfal fin extends from the head to the tail. 
Monoceros Piscis is alfo a name applied to 
another fifli common in the American feas, called 
Pira Aca by Marcgrave, and Piexe Forco by the 
Portuguefe. It is very fmall, being only about 
two inches long, and one inch and a half broad. 
It is of a flatted, comprefll'd fiiape; the mxOuth is 
very fmall; and a little behind the eyes, on the 
ridge of the back, there is an upright horn, bend- 
ing a little backwards, of a rounded figure, and 
about the thicknefs of a large thread. The flcin, 
which is very rough to the touch, is of an obfcure 
yellowifli colour; but the fins and the ridge of the 
back are of a deeper fhade than the reft. 
MONOCULUS. A genus of infers of the 
podaria kind, and of the order of aptera in the 
Linnzean fyftem. Naturalifts enumerate a great 
many fpecies of this genus; among which are 
reckoned 
