74" MAMMALIA. PRIMATES. Monkeys. 



The place and hiftory of this animal are unknown. — The above defcription is taken from a draw- 

 ing, in the Britiih Mufeum, by Kikius, an excellent painter of animals. 



6x 28, King Monkey. — S, Cercopithecus regalis. 



Has no thumb on the hands ; the head, cheeks, throat, and fhoulders, are covered with 

 long, flowing, coarfe hairs. Leverian Muf." 

 Full-bottom monkey. Perm. hift. of quad. n. no. pi. xxiv. 



Inhabits the forefts of Sierra Leone in Guinea, where it is called Bey, or King Monkey. — It is above 

 three feet high when ereft: The head is fmall, with a fhort, black, naked face; and the head, 

 cheeks, throat, neck, and fhoulders, are covered with long, coarfe flowing hairs, of a dirty vellow- 

 iih colour, mixed with blark, and refembling a full bottomed wig ; the body, arms, and legs, are 

 covered with fhort hairs, of a fine glofTy black colour ; the hands are naked, and have no thumbs ; 

 the feet have five very long llender toes, which are armed with narrow, pointed claws ; the tail is- 

 very long, and is covered with fnow white hairs, having a tuft at the end ; the body and limbs are 

 very flender : Its fkin is held in high eftimation by the negroes for making pouches and gun cafes.. 



62 29. Bay Monkey. ~-S. Cercopithecus badius. 



Has no thumbs on the hands ; the tail is very long, flender, and black ; and the body 

 and limbs are very flender. Leverian Muf. Penn. hift. of quad. n. in. 



Inhabits Sierra Leone in Guinea, from whence this and the former fpecies were brought over to 

 Britain, and puefented to Sir Afhton Lever's mufeum. — The body and limbs are very long and 

 meagre; with a .very long, flender, black tail; the crown of the head is black; the back of a deep 

 bay; the outfide of the limbs are black ; the cheeks, under part of the body, and the legs, are of a 

 very bright bay colour; the feet have five long toes on each. 



63 30. Annulated Monkey. — S. Ce ■ cophhecus fufcus . 



The tail is ihorter than the body, and is annulated with alternate rings of darker and 

 lighter brown. Penn. hift. of quad. n. 112. 



Its place and hiftory unknown. — It has a flat face, with long hairs on the fore-head and cheeks ; 

 the upper parts of the body and limbs are of a tawny brown, and the belly of an afh colour ; the 

 hands are black and naked. Mr Pennant defcribes this fpecies from a drawing in the Britiih Mu- 

 feum, and refers it to the Simia apella of Linnaeus, which it cannot poffibly be, as that fpecies has 

 a long prehenfile tail, and belongs to the fubgenus of Sapajous, under which it" is arranged in this 

 edition, by the trivial name of Capuchin ; befides, Mr Pennant has inferted, in his excellent work, 

 another fpecies of Sapajou, which he names Weeper, and refers to the fame Lmnaean fpecies. — T. 



**** SAPAJOU S.— S APAJI. 



Have prehenfile tails, and no cheek-pouches. 



Thefe animals have long tails, which, at the extremity; is generally deprived of hair on the under 

 fide, and covered with a fmooth fkin^ this part they can fold, extend; curl up, and unfold at plea- 



fure ; 



