its eyes are large and deep sunk; its ears round and naked; and its body covered on all parts with black rough hair, except its buttocks, which are quite naked.-It is of a mild, gentle, and tractable disposition; feeds on fruits, leaves, and the bark of trees; is a native of the East-Indies, Sumatra, and the Molucca isles; and measures from three to four feet in height.

THIS animal is more untractable than the rest of its species. Its head is large, and its nose prominent: it likewise differs from the last, in having cheek pouches, which it frequently fills with food before it begins to eat. The canine teeth are large and strong; and its ears are round, and something like those of a man; the body is covered with hair of a brown colour, inclining to green, but lighter on the belly. When standing erect upon its hind legs, it is generally two feet and a half, or three feet high. It walks oftener on four, than on two feet; and, when resting, supports its body on two prominent callosities, situated on its buttocks. This is a very common species, and is found in most parts of Africa, from Barbary to the Cape of Good Hope.

There is another of this species, called the pigmy ape, found in Guinea, Ethiopia, and other parts of Africa, much smaller than the last, being not more than a foot and a half in length. It is very tractable, and goodnatured, principally feeding on fruit and insects. They defend themselves from wild beasts, in troops, by throwing a cloud of sand behind them, which blinds their pursuers, and facilitates their escape.

THE baboon differs from animals of the ape kind, not only in external appearance, but also in temper and disposition. Fierce, untractable, and libidinous, its disposition seems to partake of the hideous and disgusting deformities of its outward figure. Its body is thick, compact, and nervous, and its strength prodigious. Neither art nor caresses can render it in any degree docile or obedient. It seems to be continually fretting with rage, and seeking every opportunity of shewing its savage and vicious propensities. In a state of captivity, it must be kept closely confined; and even in that state, we have seen one shake the bars of its cage so powerfully with its hands, as to excite the utmost terror in the spectator.

This animal is from three to four feet high; very strong built; with a thick body and limbs, and large callosities behind, which are quite naked and red. Its tail is crooked, and about seven or eight inches long. Its snout is long and thick; and on each cheek is a pouch, for receiving its superfluous provision. It is covered with long thick hair, of a redish brown colour; and walks more commonly on all-fours than erect. Its hands, as well as its feet, are armed with long, sharp claws.

The baboon inhabits the hottest parts of Africa, and feeds on fruits, roots, and other vegetables; and sometimes they assemble in troops, and plunder gardens and cultivated grounds. They are extremely dexterous in throwing the fruit from one to another, and by this means do incredible damage in a very short time.

The female brings forth only one young at a time, which she carries in her arms, and suckles at her breast. Notwithstanding its libidinous disposition, it will not breed in temperate climates.

THIS singular creature is no less remarkable for its great size and strength, than for the variety of beautiful colours on different parts of its body. Its nose is marked with broad ribs on each side, of a fine violet blue-colour; a vermilion line begins a little above the eyes, and running down on each side of the nose, which is somewhat similar to that of a hog, spreads over the tip of it; the insides of the ears are blue, which gradually soften to a purple, and terminate in vermilion: the rump is also of a vermilion colour; and the beautiful colours on the hips are gradations from red to blue: the hair on the forehead is long, turns back, and forms a sort of pointed crest; its beard is dark at the root, orange at the middle, and yellow at the end: the back and legs are covered with short hair, of a dark-brown colour, mixed with yellow; the breast and belly, with long whitish hair, speckled with small dark spots; its tail is short and hairy; nails flat; and its feet and hands are flat and naked.

It inhabits the hottest parts of Africa, and lives on succulent fruits and nuts; is fond of eggs, and will put eight at once into its pouches; then taking them out one by one, breaks them at the end, and swallows the contents.

The pig-tailed baboon, so termed from its short, naked, pig-like tail, is the least of all the baboon kind; its muzzle is large and thick; face and ears naked, and of a flesh colour; the hair on the head and back is of a deep olive: it has hazel eyes; and callosities on the buttocks, which are naked, and of a red colour.-It is a native of Sumatra and Japan.

THIS animal is distinguished by a longer tail than the rest of its kind; in this respect, it seems to bear some affinity to the monkey, and has been mentioned under that denomination by several naturalists.-Its head is large, its muzzle long and thick, its eyes small, its face naked, and of an olive colour; the hair on its forehead is separated in the middle, and hangs down on each side of the face, from thence down its back as far as its waist. It is long and shaggy, of a blueish grey colour, freckled with dark spots; the hair on the lower part of the body is short; and its buttocks are bare and red.

It inhabits the hottest parts of Africa and Asia, lives in troops, and commits great depredations in gardens and cultivated grounds; is above five feet high, and exceedingly strong, vicious, and impudent.

The ursine baboon is not unlike the last, but rather less. Its nose is long, its head large, its ears short. and its forehead high and prominent, terminating in a ridge; the body is thick and strong, and covered with long dusky hair, which gives it the appearance of a young bear; its tail is half the length of the body; the buttocks are red.This animal is very numerous about the Cape of Good Hope. Troops of them assemble together. and make expeditions for the sake of plunder, in which they observe the utmost precaution. To prevent surprise, they place a centinel, which, upon sight of a man, gives a loud yell; when the whole troop retreat with the greatest precipitation. It is highly entertaining to see the females carrying off their young ones clinging to their backs.

THE varieties of the larger tribes of the monkey kind are but few; but when we come to the smaller class, the differences among them seem too tedious for enumeration. Without entering, therefore, into any elaborate description of each, it may suffice to observe, that their numbers are very great, and their differences very trifling. There is scarcely a country in the tropical climates that does not swarm with them, and scarcely a forest that is not inhabited by a race of monkeys distinct from all others.

Monkeys of all kinds, being smaller than the baboon, are endued with less powers of doing mischief. Indeed, the ferocity of their nature seems to diminish with their size; and when taken wild in the woods, they are sooner tamed, and more easily taught to imitate man than the former; but it must be confessed, that if not kept under by the influence of fear, they are the most insolent and head-strong animals in nature.

These animals, according to the most respectable accounts, are in possession of every forest where they reside, and may be considered as masters of the place. Neither the tiger, nor the lion himself, will venture to dispute the dominion; nor can the birds escape their continual depredations; for as these harmless inhabitants of the woods usually build upon trees, the monkeys are constantly on the watch to rob their nests. There is, therefore, but one animal that ventures to oppose this mischievous race, and that is the serpent. The larger snakes are often seen winding up the trees where the monkeys reside, and when they happen to surprise them sleeping, swallow