. A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood . hat of the Fox, Is cover-ed with long bulhy hair. Its body is about feventeeninches in length; hair long, of a dark-brown colour onthe back, lighter on the under fide; its face is tawny,and covered with a fine fhort whitifh down; the fore-head and fides of the face are white; its hands and feetare black, with claws inftead of nails. The Saki is a native of Guiana, where it is called theSaccaivinkee. THE GREAT-EARED MONKEY, ^Simia Midas, Lin.—Le Tamarind BufF.) Is about the fize of a Squirrel: Its face is naked^i of afwarthy fle
. A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood . hat of the Fox, Is cover-ed with long bulhy hair. Its body is about feventeeninches in length; hair long, of a dark-brown colour onthe back, lighter on the under fide; its face is tawny,and covered with a fine fhort whitifh down; the fore-head and fides of the face are white; its hands and feetare black, with claws inftead of nails. The Saki is a native of Guiana, where it is called theSaccaivinkee. THE GREAT-EARED MONKEY, ^Simia Midas, Lin.—Le Tamarind BufF.) Is about the fize of a Squirrel: Its face is naked^i of afwarthy flefh colour j its upper lip fomewhat divided ; itsears are very large and ere£l; its hair is foft, fhaggy,and of a black colour; hands and feet covered withorange-coloured hair, very fine and fmooth; its nailslong and crooked j tail black, and twice the length of itsbody. It inhabits the hotter parts of South-America; is alively, pleafant animal; eafily tamed j but fo delicate,that it cannot bear a removal to a lefs temperate climate. HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 475. THE STRIATED MONKEY, {Simia lacchus^ Lin.—UOui/lttij Buff.) Is ftill fmaller than the Great-eared Monkey, its headand body not exceeding twelve inches in length : Its tailis long, bufhy, and, like that of the Macauco, markedwith alternate rings of black and afh colour; its face isnaked, of a fwarthy flefh colour; ears large, and like thehurnan j body beautifully marked with dufky, afh-co-loured, and reddifh bars j its nails are fharp j and itsfingers like thofe of a Squirrel. It inhabits Brazil •, feeds on fruits, vegetables, infe£ls,and fnails, and is fond of fifh. Mr Edwards gives a defcription of one of thefe ani-mals, accompanied with an excellent figure.—He fays,that, one day being at liberty, it darted upon a fmallgold-fifh that was in a bafon, which it killed and devour-ed with avidity; and that afterwards fmall eels weregiven to it, of which it feemed at iirft afraid, from their 476 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS
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