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wise disgusting appearance. A representation has 

 been given of this animal ;* and it may be remarked, 

 that it is only in the adults where the brilliancy of 

 the colouring is observed. In the young, the hair 

 is of a uniform tawny-green, paler underneath and 

 inside the legs, and assuming a yellowish tinge on 

 the cheeks ; the ridges upon the muzzle commence 

 to appear of a livid blue, and the bright red of the 

 nose and lips is of a dull flesh colour. The females 

 are less in size, and the colouring of the naked parts 

 is never so vivid. 



" Happy Jerry," the property of Mr. Cross, and 

 so long the prominent attraction to Exeter Change, 

 was a ribbed-nose baboon. He is described to 

 have been docile to his keepers, but easily exaspe- 

 rated by strangers; and among other accomplish- 

 ments, had been taught to drink sling and smoke 

 tobacco. In the first he delighted; but I rather 

 think the latter was not such a favourite, and a 

 bribe of gin and water was generally promised be- 

 fore his performance. His cage was furnished with 

 a small but strong arm-chair, into which, when 

 ordered, he would seat himself with great gravity 

 and await further orders. All his manoeuvres 

 were performed with great slowness and composure. 

 His keeper having lighted the pipe, presented it to 

 him ; he inspected it minutely, sometimes feeling it 

 with his finger, as if to know if lighted, before in- 



* From the plate in Cuvier's Menagerie du Museum. 



