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which were known to the ancients *, who called 

 it kehos, cebus, or coephus, on account of the va- 

 riety of its colours. Its face is brown, with a 

 kind of beard interfperfed with white, yellow, 

 and a little black. The hair on the top of the 

 head and neck is a mixture of yellow and black: 

 That on the back is a mixture of red and black. 

 The belly, as well as the infide of the thighs 

 and legs, are whitifh. The external parts of 

 the legs and feet are black, and the tail is of a 

 deep gray colour. There are two fmall white 

 fpots, one on each fide of the root of the tail, 

 a crefcent of gray hair on the front, and a black 

 band from the eyes to the ears, and from the 

 ears to the llioulders and arms. Some have called 

 it nonne from a corruption of 7none or monci^ and 

 others the old man, on account of its gray beard. 

 But the vulgar appellation of 'varied monkey is 

 heft known, and correfponds with the Greek 

 name ktbos^ and Ariftotle's definition of the 

 monkey ivith a long tail, and various colours. 



In general, the monkeys have milder difpofi- 

 tions than the baboons, and their character is 

 lefs melancholy than that of the apes. They 

 are extravagantly vivacious ; but have no fero- 

 city ; for they become tradable the moment 

 their attention is fixed by fear or reftraint. The 

 mona is particularly fufceptible of education, 

 and even of fome attachment to thofe who take 



care 



* lilcnichi fimiae cau"d;Uae et barbatae ex iEthiopia locis con- 

 terminis in Egyptum deducuntur ; funtqus admodum cicure* 

 ct mundae; Profp:r. Alfm. lliji. Egyl>t. p. 242. 



