MONGOOZ. 
This beautiful animal, the Lemur Mongoz 
of Linnsus, is a species of the Maucauco; 
and, by Pennant, called the Woolly Mau- 
cauco. In Nieuhoft's Voyage, it is denomi- 
nated the Macassar Fox. Llnnseus, Pennant 
remarks, confounds this animal with Mr. 
Edwards's Black Maucauco. 
BulFon, who names the genus Makis or 
Maucaucos, divides them into three species : 
the Mococo, or Maucauco, commonly known 
by the name of tlie Ring -Tailed Maki, or Mau- 
cauco ; the Brown Maki, or Mongooz, impro- 
perly denominated the Brown, because some 
are all brown, while others have their cheeks 
black, and their feet yellow; and, lastly, the 
Vari, by some called the Pied Maki, though 
some only are Pied, others all Black, and 
others wholly White. These animals are all 
of tiiem natives of the eastern regions of 
Africa; particularly, of Madagascar, where 
they are very numerous. 
Pennant, 
