TUFTED APE. 
This singular species of Ape, which de~ 
rives it's name from the long upright tuft of 
hair rising on the top of the head, and the 
small one depending beneatli the chin, was 
first figured by Edwards, but has been unno- 
ticed by most other naturalists. 
The head of this animal is about fourteen 
inches long; the face being bluish and naked> 
and the nose of a deep red. The eyebrows 
are black, and the' ears are formed like those 
organs in mankind. It has two long tusks in 
the upper jaw ; and the fore-feet resemble hu- 
man hands, with the nails of the fingers flat. 
The fore-part of the body, and inside of the 
legs and arms, are quite naked, and of a tawny 
flesh colour: the other parts, except the but- 
tocks, which are red and bare, are covered 
with mottled brown and olive-coloured hair, 
that on the back being dusky. 
Tlie length of the whole animal, is not 
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