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lers, either on claffic or any other ground, have 

 not been more afTiduous in noting the zoology of 

 thofe countries, which the antients have celebrated 

 for their produ6lions: for, from thofe who have 

 attended to that branch of natural knowledge, we 

 have been able to develope the meaning of the old 

 naturalifts ; and fettle with precifion fome few of 

 the animals of the antients. 



Italy^ z country crowded with travellers of all 

 nations, hath not furnifhed a fingle writer on claffi- 

 cal zoology. The Eafl has been more fortunate : 

 Belon, the firft voyager who made remarks in na- 

 tural hiftory during his travels, mentions many of 

 the animals of the places he vifited, and may be 

 very ufeful to afcertain thofe of Arijiotky efpeci- 

 ally as he has given their modern Greek names. 

 Our countryman, Dr. Rujfel^ enumerates- thofe of 

 Syria. Dr. Hajfelquift has made fome additions to 

 the ornithology of Egypt : but all thefe fall Ihorc 

 cf the m.erits of that mofl: learned and inquifitive 

 traveller. Dr. Sbazv ; who with unparalleled learn- 

 ing and ingenuity, has left behind him the moft 

 fatisfadory, and the mod beautiful comments on 

 the animals of the antients, particularly thofe men- 

 tioned in HOLY WRIT, or v^hat relates to the Egyp- 

 tian mythology : fuch as do honor to our country, 

 and we flatter ourfelves will prove incentives to 

 other travellers, to complete what mull prove fu- 

 perior to any one genius, be it ever fo great : from 

 fuch we may be fupplied with the means of illuf- 

 S 3 tracing 



