210 CLASS MAMMALIA. 



It inhabits Guinea and Congo — lives in troops 

 — constructs huts of leaves and branches of 

 trees — arms itself with stones and clubs, and 

 employs them to repulse from its dwelling both 

 elephants and men — pursues and carries off the 

 negro women. &c. Naturalists have constantly 

 confounded this animal with the Orang Outang. 

 In a domesticated state it becomes gentle enough 

 to be taught to walk upright, and to sit and eat 

 after our manner. 



All the monkeys of our old continent which fol- 

 low have the liver divided into many lobes; the 

 caecum large, short, and without appendage ; the 

 hyoid bone, in shape, like a buckler. 



The Guenons, vulg. Long-Tailed Monkeys. (Cercopithe- 

 cus, Erccl.) 



The muzzle triflingly prominent; facial angle 60°; 

 cheek pouches; a tail; and callous buttocks. The last 

 molar tooth below has four tubercles, like the others. 

 Their numerous species of every variety of colour 

 and magnitude abound in Africa and India, live in 

 troops, and commit great ravages in the gardens 

 and cultivated fields. They are tamed without much 

 difficulty. 



The Entellus, (Simia Entellus, Dufresne,) Audeb. Fam. 

 IV. sec. II. pi. II. 



Yellowish white ; eye-brows, and four hands, 

 black. This is one of the larger species, and of 

 those which have the longest tail. 



