THE MONKEY KIND. 



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man. The monkeys of the new continent 

 may be very easily distinguished from those 

 of the old, by three marks. Those of the 

 ancient continent are universally found to 

 have a naked callous substance behind, upon 

 which they sit ; which those of America are 

 entirely without : those also of the ancient 

 continent have the nostrils differently formed, 

 more resembling those of men, the holes 

 opening downward ; whereas the American 

 monkeys have them opening on each side : 

 those of the ancient world have pouches on 

 each side the jaw, into which they put their 

 provisions ; which those of America are with- 

 out: lastly, none of the monkeys of the an- 

 cient continent hang by the tail, which many 

 of the American sorts are known to do. By 

 these marks the monkeys of either continent 

 may be readily distinguished from each other, 

 and prized accordingly. The African mon- 

 key, as I am assured, requires a longer educa- 

 tion, and more correction, than that of Ameri- 

 ca; but it is at last found capable of more 

 various powers of imitation, and shows a 

 greater degree of cunning and activity. 



Mr. Buffon, who has examined the race of 

 imitative beings with greater accuracy than 

 any other naturalist before him, makes but 

 nine species of monkeys belonging to the 

 ancient continent; and eleven belonging to 

 the new. To all these he gives the names 

 which they go by in their respective countries; 

 which, undoubtedly, is the method least liable 

 to error, and the most proper for imitation. 



Of the monkeys of the ancient continent, 

 the first he describes is the MOCAGUO ; some- 

 what resembling a baboon in size, strength 

 of body, arid a hideous wrinkled visage : it 

 differs, however, in having a very long tail, 

 which is covered with tufted hair. It is a 

 native of Congo. 



The second is the PATAS, which is about 

 the same size with the former ; but differs in 

 having a longer body, and a face less hide- 

 ous : it is particularly remarkable for the 

 colour of its hair, which is of a red, so brilli- 

 ant, that the animal looks as if it were actual- 

 ly painted. It is usually brought from Sene- 

 fal ; and by some called the red African mon- 

 ey. 



The third of the ancient continent is the 

 MALBROUK ; of which he supposes the monkey 



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which he calls the BONET CHINOIS to be a 

 variety. The one is remarkable for a long 

 tail, and long beard ; the other, for a cap of 

 hair that covers the crown of the head, from 

 whence it takes the name. Both are natives 

 of the East Indies ; and the Bramins, who ex- 

 tend their charity to all the brute creation, 

 have hospitals for such of them as happen to 

 be sick, or otherwise disabled. 



The fourth of this kind, is the MANGABEY ; 

 it may be distinguished from all others by its 

 eyelids, which are naked, and of a striking 

 whiteness. It is a native of Madagascar. 



The fifth is the MONA, or the CEPHUS of the 

 ancients : it is distinguished by its colour, 

 which is variegated with black and red ; and 

 its tail is of an ash colour, with spots on each 

 side at its insertion. It is a native of the 

 northern parts of Africa. 



The sixth is the CALLITRIX, or GREEN MON- 

 KEY of St. lago; distinguished by its beautiful 

 green colour on the back, its white breast and 

 belly, and its black face. 



The seventh is the MOUSTOC, or WHITE NOSE; 

 distinguished by the whiteness of its lips, 

 from whence it has received its name, the 

 rest of the face being of a deep blue. It is a 

 native of the Gold Coast, and a very beauti- 

 ful little animal. 



The eighth is the TALAPOIN ; and may be 

 distinguished as well by its beautiful variety 

 of green, white, and yellow hair, as by that 

 under the eyes being of a greater length than 

 the rest. It is supposed to be a native of 

 Africa and the East. 



The ninth and last of the monkeys of the 

 ancient continent, is the DOUC, so called in 

 Cochin China, of which country it is a native. 

 The douc seems to unite the characters of 

 all the former together : with a long tail, like 

 the monkey ; of a size as large as the baboon; 

 and with a flat face like the ape ; it even re- 

 sembles the American monkeys, in having no 

 callosity on its posteriors. Thus it seems to 

 form the shade by which the monkeys of 

 one continent are linked with those of the 

 other. 



Next come the monkeys of the new conti- 

 nent; which, as has been said, differ from 

 those of the old, in the make of their nostrils, 

 in their having no callosity on their posteri- 

 ors, and in their having no pouches on each 

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