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ing ; of all ruminant, the cow kind deserve the first rank, 

 ii. 222. Naturalists give various names to the same, only 

 differing in accidental circumstances; of all, except man, 

 the cow most extensively propagated ; greatest variety 

 among cows, none more humble and pliant of disposition ; 

 the large kind of the torrid zone very fond of the water ; 

 the number of the cow kind, by naturalists extended to 

 eight or ten sorts, reduced to two ; all the ruminant inter- 

 nally much alike, 242. Those that take refuge under the 

 protection of man, in a few generations become indolent 

 and helpless ; the sheep, in a domestic state, the most de- 

 fenceless and inoffensive, 254-. Of all in the world, the ga- 

 zelle has the most beautiful eye, 282. Scarcely one ani- 

 mal, except the carnivorous, that does not produce concre- 

 tions in the stomach, intestines, kidneys, bladder, or in the 

 heart, 286. By a general rule, every animal lives about 

 seven or eight times the number of years it continues to 

 grow, 309. Of all natives of this climate, none have such 

 a beautiful eye as the stag, 310. No two more nearly al- 

 lied than the stag and the fallow-deer, yet form distinct 

 families, and never engender together, 326. Those living 

 upon flesh hunt by nature, iii. 6. All under the influence of 

 man are subject to great variations, 8. Those of the north, 

 in winter, are more hairy than those of the milder climates, 

 and what the cause, 73. Of the arctic climates, have their 

 winter and summer garments, except as far north as Green- 

 land, 74. Of the weasel kind, the martin the most pleas- 

 ing, 83. Feeding entirely upon vegetables, are inoffensive 

 and timorous, 118. Remarkable. for speed, except the 

 horse, have the hind-feet longer than the fore, 119. None 

 receives the male when pregnant, except the hare, 120. All 

 are tamed more difficultly in proportion to their cowardice, 

 173. In all countries, civilized and improved, the lower 

 ranks of animals repressed and degraded, 251. 



Antelope, its description, ii. 281. 



Antlers, their distinct names, ii. 317. 



Antiparos, its grotto most remarkable, i. 60. 



Antipathy, many have it to some animals, whose presence they 

 instantly smell, ii. 50. Dogs and wolves so different in their 

 dispositions, that no animals can have a more perfect anti- 

 pathy, iii. 31 ; the same subsists between the jackall and the 

 dog, 58. 



Antiquity most naturally looked up to with reverential won- 

 der, ii. 115. 



Ants, the natural history of, vi. 132. 



Ant-eater, or Ant-bear, description and habits ; their art to 

 catch the ants ; manner of defence against its enemies ; 

 kills the invader, and remains fastened upon him with vin- 

 dictive desperation, iii. 398. 



Ant-lion, the, vi. 8. 



