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elude their violence by ftratagems and force. 

 Thus the hare often confounds the dog by her 

 windinofs. 



When the hear attacks Jheep and cattle, 

 they draw up together for mutual defence. 

 Horfes joyn heads together, and fight with 

 their heels. Oxen joyn tails, and fight with 

 their horns. 



Swine get together in herds, and boldly op- 

 pofe themfelves to any attack, fo that they are 

 not eafily overcome j and it is worth while to 

 obferve, that all of them place their young, as 

 lefs able to defend themfelves, in the middle, 

 that they may remain fafe during the battle. 



Birds by their different ways of flying often- 

 times efcape the hawk If the pigeon had the 

 fame way of flying as the hawk flie would 

 hardly ever efcape his claws °. 



It deferves alfo to be remarked, how much 

 fome animals confult their fafety by night. 

 When horfes fleep in woods, one by turns re- 

 mains awake, and, as it were, keeps watch. 

 When monkiesy S. N. 2. 10. in Brafil fleep 



upon 



« As i have, when opportunities offered, meafured and 

 weighed feveral kinds of birds, i fhall here lubjoyn a table 

 of fome of them with the proportions of the weight to the 

 fail. N. B. By fail i mean the extent of the wings and tail. 



I do 



