432 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



Is beft known of all the Monkey tribe, being more fre- 

 quently brought into Europe than any other. It is a 



native of Barbary and other northern parts of Africa, 

 Arabia, and Ferfia; where it is called the Mona, from 

 which our general term is derived. 



Its nofe is (hort and thick ; its face of a dark-lead co- 

 lour ; the beard on each fide long, and of a greenifh-yel- 

 low ; the top of the head is bright-yellow, freckled with 

 black ; back and fides deep-brown, with black freckles ; 

 legs, feet, and tail, black ; infide of the thighs of a pale 

 blue colour, thinly covered with whitifh hairs ; and on 

 each fide of the rump, clofe to the tail, is a large white 

 fpot. 



The drawing and description were taken from the liv- 

 ing animal, in the pofTeflion of Robert Hedley, efq; of 

 Newcaftle. It was remarkably gentle, tame, and fami- 

 liar ; and feemed to have fome attachment to thofe with 

 whom it was acquainted. Its length was eighteen inch- 

 es ; tail about two feet. It was fed with bread, roafted 

 meat, and fruit of all kinds, of which it was particularly 

 fond. 



The Varied MONKEY, or MONA, 



