MIDDLE-SIZED BLACK 
MONKEY. 
The Middle-Sized Black Monkey of Ed- 
wards, app&ars to be the Cercopithecus Mau- 
rus, of Linnaeus ; and the Negro Monkey, of 
Pennant and others. 
" This Monkey," says Edwards, *' was 
about the size of a large Cat ; and of a gentle 
nature, in regard to hurting any one. He 
loved playing with a Kitten, as most Monkeys 
do. He was a little vicious, according to their 
nature, being a male. His head was pretty- 
round ; the skin of the face of a tawny flesh- 
colour, thinly covered with black hair. The 
ears were shaped like the human. The eyes 
were of a reddish hazel colour, with black 
pupils. The hair v/as long above the eyes, 
and the eye -brows joined together: it was also 
long on the temples, which partly covered the 
ears. The head, back, arms, legs, and tail, 
were covered with pretty long, loose, dusky, 
Vlack hair ; not very harsh, or over soft. His 
V breast. 
