34 NEGRO, CHINESE, AND FULL-BOTTOMED MONKEYS. 



wards like a mustachio, and almost covering the ears. 

 The body is principally covered with soft yellow-greenish 

 hairs, but the belly is of a silver hue. This elegant mon- 

 key is about the size of a cat, and is extremely agile and 

 inoffensive : it inhabits various parts of Africa, the Cape 

 de Verd islands, and the East Indies. 



NEGRO MONKEY. 



This species is about the size of a large cat, and is very 

 common in Guinea. It is lively, entertaining, and good- 

 natured ; qualities which render it a favourite with the ad- 

 mirers of this tribe. The face is of a tawny flesh-colour ; 

 sprinkled with a few black hairs ; the breast and belly are 

 nearly of the same hue, while the hair on the rest of the 

 body is long and black. 



CHINESE MONKEY. 



BufFon calls this species the bonnet Chinois. It is a native 

 of Ceylon ; has a long nose, of a whitish colour ; the hair 

 on the crown of the head is long, and divides in the middle ; 

 the body is of a pale brown. These animals assemble in 

 troops to plunder orchards, corn-fields, &c. ; and are so little 

 intimidated at the presence of man, that, when driven from 

 one extremity of an inclosure, they enter at the other, 

 carrying off as much booty as their mouth and arms will 

 contain. 



FULL-BOTTOMED MONKEY. 



The natives of Sierra Leone honour this species with the 

 citle of bey or king of the monkeys : they hunt it, however, 

 for its skin, which they apply to several useful purposes. 

 It has a short, black, naked face, and a small head. Its 

 shoulders are bespread with long, coarse, flowing hair, of a 

 dirty yellow colour mixed with black, resembling a full- 

 bottomed wig ; while the greater part of its body is covered 

 with black glossy hair : this last colour makes a singular 

 contrast with the former. The tail is very long, and of 

 a snowy whiteness, with a tuft at its extremity. 



