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name of Brachyures (Monkeys with, short tails — fipayys, short ; 
ovpa, tail). 
Among the true Sakis, some are endowed with a plentiful beard 
and a thick head of hair, which falls over their forehead. These 
ornaments contribute not a little in giving their physiognomy a 
cross and repulsive aspect. Such are the Satanic or Bearded 
Fig. 251. — Tlie Bracliyurus ( Pithecia melanocephala ) . 
Saki (Fig. 250), the Hairy Saki, and the Capuchin Saki. All 
these animals are indigenous to Brazil, Guiana, and to Columbia. 
Humboldt states that the last-named Monkey takes the most 
minute precautions not to wet its beard. When it is thirsty, it 
seats itself by the side of a stream, and scooping up the water in 
the hollow of its hand, carries it to its mouth, repeating these 
movements as often as may be necessary to quench thirst, but 
