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the monkeys than to the fapajous, from which 

 he differs by his tnil not being prehenfile, and 

 by other eflential charaders. Befides, the inter- 

 val which feparates the two tribes is immenfe; 

 tor the douc and all the monkeys belong to the 

 Old Continent, and all the fapajous are natives 

 of the New Werld. It may likewife be remark- 

 ed, that, as the done, like the monkeys, has a 

 long tail, but has no callofities on the buttocks, 

 he forms the fliade between the orang-outano-s 

 and monkeys ; as the gibbon does on another 

 account, having no tail, like the orang-outangs, 

 but, like the monkeys, having callofities on the 

 buttocks. Independent of thefe general rela- 

 tions, the douc has peculiar charaifters v/hich 

 render him diftinguifliable, at firfl fight, from 

 the apes, baboons, nionkeys, and fapajous. His 

 lobe, which is variegated with many colours, 

 feems to indicate the ambiguity of his nature, 

 and diftinguilhes his fpecies in a confpicuous 

 manner. Round his neck there is a r-'!ar 

 of a purplifh blue colour. A white beard fur- 

 rounds his checks. His lips are black, and he 

 has a black ring round his eyes. His face and 

 cars are red, the top of his head and body gray, 

 the breaft and belly yellow. His legs are white 

 below and^black above. His tail is white, with 

 a large fpot of the fame colour oji his loins. 

 The feet are black, with feveral fhades of diffe- 

 rent colours. 



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