HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 431 

 The MUSTACHE 



is a beautiful little animal, having a tuft of yellow hair 

 on each cheek, and another on the top of the head, 

 which is long and upright : Its face is of a bluifh colour, 

 body of a greenifh alh, breaft and belly lighter. Its 

 length is only one foot ; that of the tail eighteen inches. 

 — It is a native of Guinea. 



The TALAPOIN 



is a native of the Eaft-Indies, where it is fuffered to mul- 

 tiply without moleftation, owing to the religious fuperfti- 

 tion of the bramins, which forbids them to take the life 

 of any kind of animal whatever. They are fo tame and 

 familiar, that numbers of them frequently come into 

 their towns, enter the houfes, and, if not prevented, help 

 themfelves to whatever they meet with that is agreeable 

 to them ; fuch as fruits, fweetmeats, &c. 



The Talapoin is about twelve inches long ; Its head is 

 round ; ears black, and fhaped like the human j eyes of 

 a bright hazel colour, with black pupils ; the hair on the 

 back, upper part of the body, and limbs, of a dufky yel- 

 low, tinged with green, the belly lighter ; its tail very 

 long, flender, and of an olive colour. 



