Contents of the Eighth Booh. 



CHAP 



30. Of the Hy?ena, the Crocuta, 



and Mantichora : of Beavers 

 and Otters. 



31. Of Frogs, Seals, and Stellions. 



32. Of Deer, both Eed and Fal- 

 low. 



33 . Of the Tragelaphis : of the Cha- 

 meleon, and other Creatures 

 that change Colour. 



34. Of the Tarand, the Lycaon, 

 and the Wolf called Thoes. 

 Of the Porcupine. 



36. Of Bears and their Cubs. 



37. The Rats of Pontus and the 



Alps : of Hedgehogs. 



38. Of the Leontophones, the Lynx, 

 Badger, and Squirrels. 



39. Of Vipers, Snails, and Lizards. 



40. Of Dogs. 



Against the Bite of a mad Dog. 

 42. The Nature of Horses. 



CHAP. 



43. Of Asses. -/ 



44. Of Mules. ,/ 



45. Of Kine, Bulls, and Oxen. ^ 



46. Of the Bull named Apis. 



47. The Nature of Flocks and their 

 Breeding. / 



48. Different kinds of Wool and 



Cloths. 



49. Of Musmons. 



50. Of Goats and their Generation. 



51. Of Swine and their Nature. J 



52. Of Parks and Warrens for 

 Beasts. 



53. Of Beasts half Tame. J 



54. Of Apes and Monkeys. - 



55. Of Hares and Rabbits. - 



56. Of Beasts half Savage. S 



57. Of Rats and Mice : of Dormice. 



58. Of Animals that Live not in 

 some places. 



59. Of Animals hurtful to Strangers. 



In sum there are in this Book, Histories and Observations 788. 



LATIN AUTHORS ABSTRACTED : 



Mutianus, Procilius, Verrius Flaccus, L. Piso, Cornelius Valerianus, 

 Cato the Censor, Fenestella, Trogus, Actius, Columella, Virgil, Varro, 

 Lu. Metellus Scipio, Cornelius Celsus, Nigidius, Trebius Niger, Pomponius 

 Mela, Manlius Sura. 



FOREIGN WRITERS: 



King Juba, Polybius, Onesicritus, Isidoruv, Antipater, Aristotle, Deme- 

 trius the Natural Philosopher, Democritus, Theophrastus, Euanthes, Agrippa 

 who wrote of the Olympionicce, Hiero, King Attalus, King Philometer, Cte- 

 sias, Duris, Philistus, Architas, Philarchus, Amphilochus the Athenian, 

 Anaxipolis the Thasian, Apollodorus of Lemnos, Aristophanes the Milesian, 

 Antigonus the Cymcean, Agathocles of Chios, Apollonicus of Pergamus, 

 Aristander of Athens, Bacchus the Milesian, JBion of Soli, Chcereas the 

 Athenian, Diodorus ofPryenceum, Dio the Colophonian, Epigenes of Rhodes, 

 Evagon of Thassus, Euphranius the Athenian, Hegesias of Maronea, Men- 

 ander of Pryenceum, Menander also of Heraclea, Menecrates the Poet, An- 

 drocion who wrote of Agriculture, JEschrion who likewise wrote of that 

 argument, Dionysius ivho translated Mago, Diophanes who collected an Epi- 

 tome of Dionysius, King Archelaus, and Nicander. 



