. A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood . ,which is long and upright: Its face is of a bluifh colour,body of a greenifh alh, breaft and belly lighter. Itslength is only one foot; that of the tail eighteen inches.—It is a native of Guinea. THE TALAPOIN, is a native of the Eaft-Indies, where it is fufFered to mul-tiply without moleftation, owing to the religious fuperfti-tion of the Bramins, which forbids them to take the lifeof any kind of animal whatever. They are fo tame andfamiliar, that numbers of them frequently come intotheir towns, enter the houfes, and, if not p
. A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood . ,which is long and upright: Its face is of a bluifh colour,body of a greenifh alh, breaft and belly lighter. Itslength is only one foot; that of the tail eighteen inches.—It is a native of Guinea. THE TALAPOIN, is a native of the Eaft-Indies, where it is fufFered to mul-tiply without moleftation, owing to the religious fuperfti-tion of the Bramins, which forbids them to take the lifeof any kind of animal whatever. They are fo tame andfamiliar, that numbers of them frequently come intotheir towns, enter the houfes, and, if not prevented, helpthemfelves to whatever they meet with that is agreeableto them ; fuch as fruits, fweetmeats, &c. The Talapoin is about twelve inches long : Its head isround; ears black, and (haped like the human; eyes ofa bright hazel colour, witli black pupils ; the hair on theback, upper part of the body, and limbs, of a dulky yel-low, tinged with green ; the belly lighter j its tail verylong, flender, and of an olive colour. Gg2 4^8 HISTORY OF THE VARIED MONKEY, OR MONA, {La Money Buff.) Is beft known of all the Monkey tribe, being more fre-quently brought into Europe than any other. It is a native of Barbary and other northern parts of Africa,Arabia, and Perfia; where it is called the Mona, fromwhich our general term is derived. Its nofe is fhort and thick j its face of a dark lead co-lour ; the beard on each fide long, and of a greenifh-yel-low j the top of the head is bright yellow, freckled withblack J back and fides deep brown, with black freckles;legs, feet, and tail, black j infide of the thighs of a paleblue colour, thinly covered with whitifh hairs; and oneach fide of the rump, clofe by the tail, is a large whitefpot. The drawing and defcription were taken from the liv-ing animal, in the pofleflion of Robert Hedley, Efq. ofNewcaflle. It was remarkably gentle, tame, and fami-liar J and feemed to have fome attachment to thofe withwhom it was acquainted. I
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