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MAMMALIA. 
Inhabits Africa, from Barbary to the Cape of Good Hope, 
Egypt, and the Bock of Gibraltar in Spain. 
Genus 7.—Cynoceph alus. — Cuvier. 
Generic Character. —With thirty-two teeth, as in the rest of 
the tribe ; the canine teeth very large ; head elongated ; muzzle 
much produced, like that of a dog; facial angle from 30 to 35 
degrees ; face considerably wrinkled, and striated longitudinally; 
the superciliary, sagittal, and occipital ridges, strikingly develop¬ 
ed. They have cheek pouches. 
Sub-Genus 1.— Baboons —Tail as long as the body, and 
sometimes longer. 
Cynocephalus papio. — The Baboon. 
Plate IV. fig. 4. 
Fur grayish-brown ; face of a tawny flesh-colour, with a large 
tuft of hair on each side, extending half way down the muzzle ; 
surmounted by a large bunch at top. From three to four feet 
high. 
Inhabits the hottest parts of Africa. 
Cynocephalus hamadryas. — The Dog-Faced Baboon. 
Plate V. fig. 5. 
The fur is ash-coloured, with two very long tufts of hair on 
each side of the head, over the ears; mane like a large tippet, 
hanging over half the body ; face, flesh-coloured; hands black. 
Inhabits the Persian Gulf, at Moca. 
Sub-Genus 2.—Mandrills. — Tail very short, slender, and 
perpendicular to the dorsal spine. 
Cynocephalus mormon. — The Ribbed Nose Baboon. 
Plate VL fig. 1. 
Head large in proportion to the size of the body; face naked ; 
cheeks of a clear violet blue, with various oblique furrows; 
