The Saimiri is commonly known by the name of tile 
Golden , Orange -coloured, or Yellow Sapajou. It is fre- 
quent in Guinea. By its air, size, the brilliant colour of 
its coat, fulness and brightness of its eyes, and its small 
round visage, the Saimiri has ever taken the lead of eve- 
ry other sapajou. It is, in fact, the most beautiful and 
delicate of the kind, and the most delicate to transport and 
preserve in other countries* Its tail, without being abso- 
lutely useless and weak, like that of the sagoin, is also 
not so muscular as that of the sapajou. Its tail may be 
said to be but half-holding; and though it uses it in 
climbing trees, yet it can neither strongly hold, nor firm- 
ly fix itself with it. It is scarcely more than ten or eleven 
inches. It sits long erect on its hinder feet with great 
ease ; but it wajks commonly on all fours* 
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