470 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



THE MUSTACHE. 



(Siiiiia Ccplius, Linn. Lc Moustac, Buff.) 



Is a beautiful little animal, having a tuft of yel- 

 low hair on each cheek, and another on the top of 

 the head, which is long 1 and upright: its face is of 

 a bluish colour, body of a greenish ash, breast and 

 belly lighter. Its length is only one foot; that of 

 the tail eighteen inches. It is a native of Guinea. 



THE TALAPOIN. 



Is a native of the East Indies, where it is suffered 

 to multiply without molestation, owing to the reli- 

 gious tenets of the Bramins, which forbid them to 

 take the life of any kind of animal whatever. They 

 are so tame and familiar, that numbers of them 

 frequently come into their towns, enter the houses, 

 and, if not prevented, help themselves to whatever 

 they meet with that is agreeable to them ; such as 

 fruits, sweetmeats, &c. 



The Talapoin is about twelve inches long: its 

 head is round; ears black, and shaped like the 

 human; eyes of a bright hazel colour, with black 

 pupils; the hair on the back, upper part of the 

 body, and limbs, of a dusky yellow, tinged with 

 green; the belly lighter; its tail very long, slender, 

 and of an olive colour. 



