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422 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



The Small Ribbed-nose BABOON 



feems to agree in every refpect with that defcribed by 

 Mr Pennant, in the firit volume of his Hiftory of Qua- 

 drupeds, under the name of the Mandrill. 



The annexed cut was done from the living animal, in 

 the pofieflion of Mr Rayne, furgeon, in Newcaftle. 



It is about fifteen inches in height ; its face flat, of a 

 fine blue colour; eyes bright hazle, exceedingly brilliant 

 and lively ; the cheeks marked with fmall ribs, bounded 

 with thick bufhy hair, of a greenifh colour, beautifully 

 fpeckled with black, falling back on each fide ; the hair 

 on the forehead is of the fame colour, very long, and 

 runs up to a point on the top of the moulders ; the muz- 

 zle is broad, and furnifhed with fliort hair, thinly Scat- 

 tered on each fide ; on the chin it has a (hort thin beard, 

 ending in a point, where it is of an orange colour ; the 

 hair on the body is dark brown, mixed with {hades of 

 green on the back and fides, — the haunches duflcy ; the 

 ears are fmall, naked and pointed ; the tail fhort and 

 hairy j the buttocks bare, and of a red flefti-colour ; 

 hands and feet naked : It has cheek pouches ; feeds on 



