i64 THE MUSTACHE. 



give it a fingular appearance ; and, as it is, at 

 the fame time,, very fmal], it appears to be the 

 inoft beautiful of all the monkeys. 



Dijlinclive chavaclers of this Species. 



The muftache has cheek-pouches and callofi- 

 ties on the thighs. Its tail is much longer than 

 the body and head, being nineteen or twenty in- 

 ches in length. Its face is of a bluifli black co- 

 lour, with a large white mark which extends 

 over the whole upper lip, which is naked, except 

 a border of black hairs that furrounds the mar- 

 gins of both lips. , Its body is fliort arid fquat. 

 It has two tufts of bright yellow hair under 

 the ears, and likewife a tuft of curled hair on 

 the top of the head. The hair on the body 

 is of a greenifh afh-colour, and that on thebreaft 

 and belly is of a whitilli alh-colour. It walks 

 on four feet ; and, from nofe to tail, exceeds 

 not eighteen inches in length. The female is 

 fubjed to the menftrual flux. 



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