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of the usual petulance and caprice of its race. The individual figured by 

 Mr. Bennett, in the Gardens and Menagerie delineated, was by no means 

 familiar, and appeared to be particularly anxious to conceal its face, 

 crying out, and kicking with all its might, when handled for the purpose 

 of inspection. Several living specimens have been, at different times, 

 observed by the Author of this work : all were extremely lively, and as 

 amusing from their antics, as attractive by their beauty, and the lightness 

 and grace of their actions ; they were in perpetual motion, gambolling 

 with their companions, and pursuing, or pursued by them, in the exuberance 

 of playfulness. They were, at the same time, docile and familiar, but 

 disliked to be taken hold of, or interfered with. Allamand says, that the 

 Blanc-nez which lived in his possession, and which was remarkably 

 gentle and sportive, became angry when interrupted while eating, or when 

 mockery of it was made, but that its displeasure was very transient. 

 The dislike of being the subject of ridicule, appears to be a feeling in 

 which most Monkeys participate (it has been noticed in the instance of 

 the Diana) ; and it is one of the proofs of their intelligence, that they 

 are capable of appreciating ridicule, or mockery, and are sensitive of 

 the injury. 



The present species is evidently common in Guinea, and is frequently 

 brought to Europe ; but its constitution is not proof against the rigours of 

 our climate, under which it soon begins to succumb. It is of this Monkey, 

 that Barbot, as Allamand thinks, makes mention, when he describes certain 

 Monkeys of Guinea, which have a white beard and chest, a white mark 

 over the tip of the nose, and a black stripe across the forehead. The 

 annexed figures of the heads of the Hocheur and the Ascagne, convey a 

 clear idea of their distinguishing characteristics. 



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Head of Hocheur. Head of Ascagne. 



