THE T A L A P O I N*. 



THOUGH the fize of this monkey be 

 ftnall, its figure is beautiful. It's name 

 feems to indicate that it comes from Siam, and 

 the other eadern provinces of Afia. It is certain, 

 however, that it is a native of the Okl Conti- 

 nent, and exifts not in the Nev/ ; becaufe it has 

 cheek-pouches and callofities on the buttocks, 

 neither of which charaders belong to the fago- 

 ins or fapajous, the only American animals who 

 can be compared to the monkeys. But, inde- 

 pendent of the name, I am inclined to think 

 that this monkev is more common in the Eaft 

 Indies than in Africa; becaufe it is affirmed by 

 voyagers, that moft of the apes in this part of 

 Afia are of a brownilh green colour. ' The 

 ' apes of Guzarat are of a brownifli green co- 

 ' Jour, and have long white beards and eye- 

 • brows. Thefe animals, which the Banians, . 



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* The Talapoin monkey, with a fliarp n'ofe-, round head, 

 large black naked ears ; eyes and end of the nofe, flelh-colour- 

 ed; hair on the cheeks very long, and refleifled towards the 

 ears: On the chin a fmall beard; the colour of the whole 

 upper part of the body, and the outfide of the limbs, a mix- 

 ture of dufky yellow and green ; the lower part white tinged 

 with yellow ; the taihvery long and flender, above, of an o- 

 live colour ; beneath, cipereous ; the paws black. Its length 

 is about one foot, and that of the tail, one foot five inches; 

 Pennant' s fynopf. of quad. p. 115. 



