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tresses to those of the gazelle ; the Greeks resemble the 

 eyes of a beautiful woman to those of a cow, ii. 282. Of 

 all animals, natives of this climate, none have an eye so 

 beautiful as the stag, 310. That of the wolf opens slantingly 

 upwards, in the same direction with the nose, iii. 32. Of 

 the fox, placed obliquely, like those of the wolf, 46. Those 

 of the hare placed backwards, to see behind it as it runs, 

 and these are never wholly closed, 119. Peculiar advan- 

 tages of smallness of the eye in the mole, 199. Description 

 of the eyes of birds of the owl kind ; in the eyes of all ani- 

 mals, a complete provision to shut out too much light, or 

 to admit a sufficiency, by contraction and dilatation of the 



Eupil, iv. 113. Those of the great Greenland whale not 

 irger than those of an ox, v. 36. Of the snail, on the points 

 of its largest horns, 214. Peculiarities in the eye of the 

 cameleon, ;320. Eyes of the butterfly have not all the 

 same form ; the outward coat has a lustre displaying the 

 various colours of the rainbow ; examined a little closely, it 

 will be found to have the appearance of a multiplying-glass, 

 vi. 72. 



Eye-lashes, men and apes only have them upon the upper and 

 lower lids ; all other animals want them on the lower lid, i. 

 415. 



Eyelids, in birds and amphibious quadrupeds, the lower eye- 

 lid alone has motion ; fishes and insects have no eyelids, 

 i. 415. 



Falcon-gentle, a kind of hawk ; it pursues the gazelles, ii. 

 292. Many people admire its flesh, and dress it for eating, 

 says Bellonius, iv. 68. Method of training up this bird ; 

 falconry, much disused among us, was a principal amuse- 

 ment of our ancestors; the falcon-gentle and the peregrine 

 much less than the gyr-falcon, which exceeds all others in 

 largeness ; description of the gyr-falcon ; a courageous and 

 fierce bird, not fearing the eagle; it chiefly flies at the 

 stork, the heron, and the crane ; is chiefly found in the 

 northern regions, but loses neither strength nor courage 

 when brought into the milder climates ; the falcon-gentle 

 moults in March, and sooner ; the peregrine does not moult 

 till August ; the common falcon is of such spirit, that, like 

 a conqueror in a country, he keeps all in awe and subjec- 

 tion to his prowess ; young falcons, though depressed by 

 captivity, will, when brought out, fly at barnacles and wild 

 geese ; the falcon's pursuit of the heron, kite, or woodlark, 

 the most delightful sport ; names of the falcons in use here, 

 and in other countries ; among the Welch, the king's 

 falconer the fourth officer of the state ; was forbid to take 



