fize of catSj Inhabit different parts of Africa; and, 
on account of their colour, are fcarcely diftin- 
guifhable annong the leaves, except by their break- 
ing the boughs with their gambols, in which they 
are very agile, and at the fame time very filent. 
Even when fliot at, they emit no cry; but alTtm- 
ble together, knit their brows, and gnafli their 
teeth, as if they meditated hoftilities. They are 
very numerous in the Cape de Verd Iflands; and 
are alfo found in the Eaft Indies. 
Monkey, Dog-Faced ; the Simla Ethiops of 
Linnaeus. Buffon calls this animal the Manga- 
bey; and it may be diilinguilhed from all other 
fpecies by it's eye-lids, which are naked, and of a 
bright white colour. It has a long, black, naked, 
dog-like face; it's cars are black, and like thofe of 
the human race; and it has no canine teeth. T he 
colour of the body is tawny and black ; the thun .bs 
and fore-fingers have fiat nails; the other finpers 
have blunt claws; and the tail, hands, and feet, 
are black. This creature is a native of Madagaf- 
car; and is extremely good-natured and tradable. 
Monkey, Mustache; the Simla Cephus of 
Linnffius. This fpecies, which inhabits Guinea, 
has a fhort nofe of a dirty bluifh colour; the edj^es 
of both lips, as well as the fpace around the eyes, 
are black; and on the cheeks there are two large 
tufts of yellow hair, like muftaches. The ears 
are round, and tufted with whitifli hair; the colour 
of the hair on the head is yellov/ mixed with black; 
that on the body and limibs is a mixture of red 
and afb-colour; that part of the tail next to the 
body is of the fame hue; and the reft isyellowifh. 
The under part of the body is fomewhat more 
pale than the upper; the feet are black; and the 
nails are flat. The length of this creature's body 
is one foot; and that of the tail eighteen inches. 
Monkey, White Nose; the Simia Nidlitans 
of Linnaus. This fpecies inhabits Guinea and 
Angola. When taken young, and tamed, it is 
very fportive and diverting; but, in a wild ftate, 
it flies from the prelence of mankind, and is very 
crafty and difagreeable. It has a black flat face; 
the end of it's nofe is of a fnowy whitenefs; and 
it's irides are yellpw. The hair on it's head and 
body is fmooth, m.ottled with black and yellovv^; 
it's belly is white; it's hands are black; and it's 
tail is very long, the upper fide being black, and 
the lower white. 
Monkey, Talapoin. This creature, fo called 
by BufixDn, inhabits India; and may be diftin- 
guifhed by it's beautiful variety of green, white, 
and yellow hairs. It has a fharp nofe, a round 
head, and large black naked ears; the length of 
it's body is about a foot; and it's tail is fiender, 
and about feventeen inches long. 
Monkey, Negro ; the Middle-Sized Black 
Monkey of Edwards. This fpecies has a round 
head, and ?. fnarpifh nofe; the face is of a tawny 
ficfn-coiour, with a few black hairs on it; the 
breaft and belly are of a fwarthy flefh-colour, and 
almoft naked; and the hair on the body, limbs, 
and tail, is long and black. It is about the fize 
of a large cat; lively, entertaining, and good- 
natured in it's difpofition; and is one of thofe 
nurrerous fpecies of the IMonkey kind which in- 
habi'S Guinea. 
Monkey, Egret; the Simla Egret of I^in- 
nseus. This fingular fpecies inhabits Java. They 
fawn cn man, and on their own ipecies, embracing 
each other with the moft cordial afireftion. When 
they meet with a Monkey of a different kind, they 
greet him with a thoufand grimaces; and when a 
i:umber of them go to fleep, they lay their heads 
together, and make a continual noife during the 
night. They have long faces, and upright fliarp- 
pointcd tufts of hair on the tops of their heads; 
the hair on their foreheads is black; the colour of 
the upper part of their bodies is olivacious, and 
of the lower cinereous. Their eye-brows are 
large; and their beards are very fmali, Tlie fize 
of thefe creatures is inferior to that of comn^on 
cats. 
Monkey, Red; the Patas a Bandeau Noir of 
Buhon. This fpecies has a long nofe; the eyes 
are funk in the head; the ears are furniflied with 
pretty long hairs; and the chin is bearded. The 
body is fltnder; over each eye, from ear to ear, 
extends a black line; the upper pare of the body- 
is of a very beautiful bright bay colour, almofl 
red, and fo vivid as to appear as if painted; and 
the lower parts are cinereous, tinged Vv'ith yellow. 
The body is about eighteen inches long; and the 
tail is fomewhat fliorter. 
Thele creatures inhabit Senegal. They are lefs 
adlive than Monkies in general; but feem very 
inquifitive, approaching the banks of rivers, as 
veffels pals along, in prodigious crowds, confider- 
ing them, with vaft attention, and throwing pieces 
of fticks at the crew. When fhot at, they raife 
the moft hideous cries; while fome of them throw 
ftones, and others their excrements, at their af- 
failancs. 
Monkey, Chinese; the Bonnet Chinois of 
Buffbn. This Monkey, which is a native of Cey- 
lon, has a long, fmooth nofe, of a whitifli colour; 
the hair on the crown of the head is long and flat, 
and parted like that of a man; and the colour of 
the body is a pale brown. Troops of thefe ani- 
mals aflemble in order to rob orchards and corn- 
fields. When driven from one end of an orchard 
or field, they enter direiflly at the other, and carry 
off with them as much fruit as their mouths and 
arms will contain. 
Monkey, Bonneted. This fpecies is about 
the fize of a fmall cat. Tlie face is dufky; and 
on the crown of the head there is a kind of cir- 
cular bonnet, confifting of upright black hairs. 
The hair on the fides of the cheeks is long; that 
on the body is brown ; and the legs and arms are 
black. 
Monkey, Varied ; the Mone of BufTon. This 
animal inhabits Barbary, Ethiopia, and other parts 
of Africa. The nofe is fhort, black, and thick; 
the orbits and mouth are of a dirty flefh-colour; 
the hair on the fides of the face, and under the 
throat, is long, and of a whitifh colour, tinged 
with yellow; the forehead is grey; and above the 
eyes there pafTes a black line from ear to ear. 
The upper part of the body is duflcy and tawny ; 
the breaft, belly, and infides of the limbs, are 
white; the outfides of the thighs' and arms are 
black; the hands and feet are black and naked; 
and the tail is of a cinereous brov/n hue. The body 
is a foot and a half long; and the tail is upwai'ds 
of two feet. 
Monkey, Cochin-Chinese; theDouc of Buf- 
fon. This animal, which is a native of Cochin- 
China, feems to unite ail the charadlers of the 
Monkey kind. It is as large as the baboon; has 
a tail like the Monkey; and a 'flat face like the 
ape: it alfo refembles the American Monkies in 
having no callofity on it's pofteriors. It is a very 
large fpecies; the body being about four feet long, 
but 
