Asinus vulgaris. 245 



Asinus Gesn. Quad. 40. 



Ass. Bewick, Quad. 19. L'Ane Buff. Hist. Nat. iv. xi. 



Icon. Jonston, Quad. t. 6. Buffon, iv. t. 11. Ency. Method. 

 t. 14. f. 1,2. 



jS. Sylvestris. Major, auriculis brevioribus erectis. 



Onager, Wild Ass, antiquorum. Ray, Quad. 6. 3. 



Onagus. Gesn. Quad. 19. 



Equus Onager. Bris. Reg. Anim. 104. 



Wild Ass. Bell, Trao.j.212. Koulan, or Wild Ass. Pen- 

 nant Quad. 



y. Albida. Albida, non fasciata. 



1. Mulus. ex Equa et Asino. 'Mule. Bewick Quad. 16. 

 Mulus. Ray, Quad. 64. 



Icon. Jonston, Quad. t. 6. Ency. Method, t. 44. f. 3. 



2. Hinnus. ex Asina et Equo. 

 Hinnus. Ray, Quad. 64. 



3. Fasciata. ex Zebra et Asino. 



Inhabits*! artary, in the wild state; but man has domesticated it 

 to most parts of the world. 



Description. Head and ears long. Fur gray, lower part whitish, 

 with a black dorsal line, and a band across the scapula?, end of the 

 ears black. 



The wild Asses, or Onagers, are larger, and the ears are shorter 

 than the domestic variety, which varies in size and form according 

 to the climate ; the white variety is an albino, as the eyes are red. 

 Their voice is called braying. The hybrid bred between the 

 male Ass, and a mare is called a Mule ; it has more the general 

 form and size of the mare, with the large head, long ears, and 

 nearly naked tail of the Ass. That bred between the Horse and 

 the Ass is called a Hinny ; this animal is generally of a smaller 

 6ize than the Mule, and has a smaller head, shorter ears, and more 

 hairy tail, but its form is like that of the Ass. Thirdly, that be- 

 tween the Zebra and a male Ass, is called the Ribbon-legged Ass ; 

 it is grayish, with black bands on the outer face of the legs, and 

 has a black line across the shoulders, with the form of the Ass : 

 all these varieties are barren, according to the accounts of authors. 



