Series 02: Journal of a tour in Holland, 12 February - 22 March 1773 - No. 0026

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Hague

where all sorts of Pheasants Guinea fowls &c are kept in the middle is a pond where the ducks & geese live beyond this is a paddock with high rails for deer antelopes &c.
Simia - white headed monkey from Ceylon
Simia - a monkey whose hair about his head & shoulders forms much the appearance of a judges wig hanging down as low as his loins white about his face & brown behind, West Indies
Lemur - Maucauco tail quite black body variegated with black & white Madgar. [Madagascar]
Tapir of de Buffon, taller & considerably longer than a large hog his upper lip extended into a small trunk resembling that of an Elephant except that it wants the little hook at its point 6 inches long when extended his teeth were cutters above 4 below 6? canine 2/2 one molar next the canine above then an interval  eyes small & oval like those of a swine & ears rounded &