BROWN, LITTLE, AND CRESTED BABOON. 21 
cinereous, mixed with a doll rust colour. Its 
length is about three feet. 
The four last species were described from spe- 
cimens in the collection of sir Ashton Lever. 
Brown baboon. 
This species has pointed ears., and a face of a 
dirty white. Its nose is large and broad. The 
colour of the upper part of its body is brown ; 
of the under an ash colour. Its tail is taper,* al- 
most bare of hair* and about four inches long* 
Its legs are much longer in proportion to the size 
of its body^ than those of the great, or ribbed 
nose baboon. It is more frequently to be seen 
in the exhibitions of wild beasts. 
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Little baboon. 
The head and ears of this speties are roundish ; 
the mouth projects ; the thumb is not remote 
from the fingers, as in the former kinds ; the nails 
are narrow and compressed ; those of the thumb 
are rounded. The colour of its hair yellowish, 
tipt with black. Its face is brown, with a few 
scattered hairs ; its tail not an inch long ; its but- 
tocks are covered with hair. It is about the size 
of a squirrel ; an inhabitant of India, and a 
lively creature. 
Crested baboon. 
This animal derives its name from the very 
long and dishevelled hair, of a dusky colour, on 
its crown and cheeks. Its breast is whitish ; the 
rest of the body and its limbs are covered with 
long black hair. Its face and feet are black and 
ba|re 0 Its tail slender and taper, about seven 
