LOUISIANA. 93 



wheat, all kinds of food, and good fruit, un- 

 known in France -, game of all kinds is plenti- 

 ful there ; wild oxen *, ftags, roebucks, bears, 



tygers, 



* The here enumerated animals) we Intend to make bet- 

 ter known, by adding the names in Dr. Linnsus Syft. Nat. 

 and Mr. Pennant's Syn. of Quadr. or his Britilh Zoology. 



1. Wild Oxen. Bos Bifon, Linn, American ox, 

 Penn. Syn. ^lad, 8. 



2. Stags. Cervus Elaphus, Linn, Stag deer, Penn^ 

 Sj?i. ^ad. 49. 



3. Roebucks. As it is dubious whether this fpecies is 

 in North America, this is probably the Dama Virginiana, 

 Ray. Syn. '^ad. 86, ; or \ irginian deer, Penn. Syn. ^a- 

 drup. 51. 



4. Sears. Urfus Arclos, Linn, Black bear, Pena. 

 Syn. ^ad. 190. 



5. Tygers. There are no true tygers in all the new 

 continent, and what is called thus muil be the Cugacurana 

 of Marcgra'vcy andi^^. Syn. ^ad. 169. or Brown cat, Psnn, 



'S^ Syn. ^ad. 1 79. 



6. Leopards. Felis Pardus, Linn. Panther, Penft, 

 Syn. ^ad, p. iy\, note. Mr. Pennant has proved, from 

 very good authorities, that this fpecies is found in America, 

 contrary to what M. de Bujon fays ; who, though a very 

 great naturalill, by far fupeiior to many who make free 



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