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FAUNULA OF CHINA. 



QUADRUPEDS. 

 I. Hoofed. 

 Horse. — npHE native horfes of China are low, compa6^, I. Hoofed. 



ftrong, and patient of labor; the flefh of mares 

 is a favorite difli with the Chinefe^ a tafte perhaps acquired from 

 their conquerors the Tartars. On the mountain Holan^ in the 

 province of Sben-Ji, are abundance of wild horfes. 



Ox. — Buffaloes are very common in moft parts of the empire, 

 efpecially the fouthern. 



The India nj'N' J. 



The lilky-tailed or 'thibetian, N° 8, is found, fays Mr. Nieu- 

 hqfi about Teng-chew or Ching-chew. The foldiers ornament 

 their caps with tufts of the hair ; Mr. Nieuhoff's^ with horns 

 whiter than ivory, is to be farther enquired j;fter. It is a wild 

 fpecies, fo fond of fait, that the hunters place fome in its 

 haunts ; which they lick fo eagerly as to be inattentive to thofe 

 "who lie in wait for them. 



Sheep. — The Sheep are of the broad tailed kind. Hift. Qiiadr. 

 i. p.41. 



Goats. — Domeflic goats are common. 



Antelope. The Cbinefe, or yellow, N* 44, abound on the 

 borders adjacent to T^artary^ and are great objects of 

 the chace. 



B b 2 Deer. 



