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TALAPOIN MONKEY. 



Simia Talapoin. S. caudata barbata, buccis barbatis, auribus, naso, 

 et pedum plantis nigris, Lin. Syst. Nat. Gmel. p. 35. 



Long-tailed olive-eoloured Monkey, with bearded cheeks 3 the 

 ears nose and soles of the feet black. 



Talapoin. Buff. 14./. 287.//. 40. 



Talapoin Monkey. Pennant Quadr. p. 206. 



This is one of the smaller Monkies; it is about 

 a foot in length, with the tail near a foot and half 

 long. The face is of a dusky flesh colour,, the 

 nose sharp and black: the head roundish: the 

 ears large, round and black : the hair on the sides 

 of the face very long, and directed backwards 

 towards the ears: on the chin is a small beard: 

 the prevailing colour of the upper parts is a mix- 

 ture of yellow and green, or olivaceous, approach- 

 ing to blackness on the outsides of the limbs, 

 while the insides and the under parts of the body 

 are whitish or whitish-yellow : the tail is olivaceous 

 above and ash-coloured beneath. The feet black. 

 It is said to be a native of India. 





