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Egers. Early tulips. 
Eszg. Ovum. 
Egg agaric. Agaricus fimetarius. 
Egg bird.: Sterna fuliginosa. 
The great Egger moth. Phal. quereus. 
The fmall Egger moth. Phal. laneftris. 
The white Egg gewry. Bulla ovum. 
Eag plant. Solanum melongena. 
Esg-[haped. Ovatus, Ovalis, 
Eglantine. Rosa eglanteria. 
Egret. Ardea egretta &c. 
Egret. Simia aygula. 
Egyptian privet. Lawsonia. 
Eider; Eider duck. Anas mollissima, 
Elaftic gum. Gummi elasticum.. 
Elbow. Cubitus. 
Elder. The udder. 
Elder tree. a) Sambucus; b) Piper nigrum. 
Elecampane. a) Inula helenium; b) Helenium. 
Elftrical eel. Gymnotus ele£tricus, 
Eleälricray. The cramp -filh. 
The new Elerical fjfh of W. Paterfon. 
don (g)- 
Elegug. a) Therazor-bill; b) The pufin; c) 
The guillemot. Kay's itineraries. 
Gum Elemi tree. Amyris elemifera. 
Elephant. Elephas: 
Elephant beelte. Scarabaeus elephas. 
Elephant caterpillar. A fpecies of infeets, com- 
monly known in Ireland by the name of 
Connausht-worm, and fuppofed to be poilo- 
nous to cattle which feed on it. 
Elephant fif. Chimaera callorhynchus, 
Elephant’s foot. Elephantopus. 
Elephant hawk-moth. Sphinx Elpenor. 
The fpotted Elephant hawk-moth. Sphinx euphor- 
biae. 
The finall Elephant hawk-moth. Sphinx porcellus, 
Elrohant’s head. Rhinanthus. 
Elephant’s tooth. Dentalium-elephantinum, 
Elf arrows. Flints anciently falhioned into ar- 
row-heads, and kil fonnd foflile in Scot- 
land, America &e.; they are believed by 
tbe vulgar to be hot by fairtes, and that 
eattie are fometimes killed by them. 
Eik. Cervus alces. 
Tetro- 
" Enamel. 
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Elk. The wild fwan. 
Elk antelope. Antilope Oreas, 
Eike. The yew. | r 
Elks horns. Very large horns of the deer kind, 
found among the fhell-marle, and alten at 
the very bottom of it. 
Elter. The alder. | 
Elm; Elm tree. .Ulmus. 
Eim.bug. Chermes ulmi. 
The fpotied Elm moth. Phal. betularia. 
Elruge. A variety of the nettarine. 
Elvers. (s.v. Muraena conger. ) 
Embergoofe. Colymbus’immer. 
Embracing. Ampledtens. 
Embracing the flalk. Amplexicaulis. 
Embroidered apple. The name of an apple ufed . 
for the defiert. 
Emerald. _Smaragdus. 
Emerlon. The merlin. 
Emery. Smiris; Schmirgel. 
Emetic wecd. Lobelia. 
Emew. “The cafiowary. 
Emmet. The ant. 
Emmet hunter. The wryneck. 
Emony. The anemone. 
Emote. The ant. 
Empalement. Calyx. 
Emperor moth. Phalaena pavonia. 
The purple Emperor butterfiy. Papilio Iris, 
Emrofe.. ‘The corn poppy. 
Ermifeefy. The ox bird. 
Periosteum dentis. 
Enchanter*s nightfhade. Circaea. 
End-bitten. Praemorsus. 
End-nicked. Emarginatus. 
Endive- Cichorium. 
Endive fhell. Murex saxatilis. 
The [mall and great Englifh grafs. Poa trivialis 
er pratensis ( So called in America, ) 
Englifh talc. The hibrous gypsum. 
Englifh tobacco. The yellow henbaue, 
Engouth. When the- feathers of a hawk have 
black fpots. 
Engrafting. The grafting. . 
Enfcaming. The putging of a hawk’s greafe, 
Enter. 
