.2Λβ Phfical and Mtfcellaneous 



the shibear- Thc otlicr hath a fmall pointed Head , with the Teeth^ 

 ShGmeiitFeet, and other Charaderifticks of the Weefel-Kind. The 

 Body is about a Foot long, round and (lender, with a regular 

 SucceiTion of black and white Ringlets upon the Tail. This, 

 as well as the Ichneumon, fearcheth after Poultry, and, pro- 

 vided It were tamer (as It is fometimes well fcented) we might 

 take It for the Gineita ; though the Creature, I am defcribing, 

 is fmaller, having alfo a finer Shape and fliarper Nofe, than That 

 which hath been defcribed by feveral Authors'. GeJ?ier" {\χγ' 

 pofeth the Ginetta to be a Species of the Tbos or Leffer Tanther 

 of Oppian ; whereas the Marks left us by the Antients of the 

 Foriner , are fo various and undetermined, that it will be 

 difficult to reconcile them to any certain Family: whiift 

 the Leffer Tanther, befides being (as it may be prefumed) of 

 the Cat-Kind, muft ftill be thought a more formidable Crea- 

 ture than This, which is lefs than aFoxe's Cub, according to 

 His own Defcription \ Some of the Moors call the Animal I 

 am fpeaking of [Gat el Ber-ranjy,'] the flrange or foreign Cat \ 

 and others Shib-heardou. 

 The Dubbah, The Diihbah is about the Bignefs of a Wolf, but of a flatter 

 or Hyxna. g^^j^^ ^^^ naturally limpeth upon his hinder right Leg. Yet 

 notwithftanding this Imperfedlion , it is tolerably fvvift, and 

 cannot be fo eafily run down as the wild Boar. The Neck of It 

 is fo remarkably ftiff, that in looking behind or fnatching ob- 

 liquely at any Object, it is obliged to move the whole Body, 

 in the fame Manner with the Hog, the Badger, or Crocodile. 

 It is of a buif or dun Colour , inclining to be reddiili, with 

 fome tranfverfe Streaks of a dark brown ; whilft the Hair upon 

 the Neck is near a fpan long , though much fofter than the 

 Briftles of the Hog. The Feet are large and well armed, 

 ferving to lay open (in want of other Food) the Cephagl'ione 

 or young Shoots of the Talmeta, to dig up the Roots of Plants, 

 and fometimes the Graves of the De^d ; which, particularly 

 among the Bedoweens , are not fecured by either Walls, 

 Trenches or Inclofures. When any of thefe Creatures are ta- 



I VId. Gi/»!. de Quadrup. p. f49, fjo. /ow/?. de Quadrup. Cap. 12. K^iySynopf Animai. 

 Quadiup. p. 201. 2 Quasrendum an genus aliquod iit Tims vcl P.tiitheris Mhwris quorum 

 nieminit 0/>/»;'ληη;. Convcniunt enim magnitudo, macule, ingenium (nann & Pamhera mi- 

 norcni innoxium cite Oppianus fcribit) & ufus pelJium ad vcltcs prctiofus & infuper odor 

 fuavis. Gefn. ut fupra. 3 Genctba vcl potius Genetta aut Ginetta {Geiwclht apud AWatum 

 perperam) eftbeftia pauIo major (minor, Albfr. & rede) vulpecula&c. Id. ibid. 



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