304 ■ I N D E X. 



African goat the fame with Seba's American {lag, vii. 39. 



African itag vrith reddilh hair, vii. 24. 



Agouti, of long-nofed Cavy defcribed.. v. 58. Is a voracioiu 

 and cunning animal, ib. ; bites fiercely, and is veiy mifchie- 

 vous, 59. Produces two or three at a time, 60. Peculiar to 

 the foutJiern parts of America, ib. A fimilar fpecies called 

 agouchi, 61. Erroneoufly defcribed by Marcgrave, whofe er- 

 ror has been followed by all other writers but Br.lFon and 

 BufFon, ih. Is the molt common quadruped in Guiana, 62. 



Agricula defcribed, vii. 36. n. 



Ai, the Brafilian name of a fpecies of floth, derived from its 

 voice, vii. 151. n. 



Aiotochtli, the Mexican name of the armadillo, v. 138. 



Air fubjefted to the a<ftion of a number of powers, vi. 256. 



Akouchi, or olive cavy Jtibribed, viii. 269. Differs but little 

 from the agouti, ib. Reckoned among the fined game in 

 South America, 27c. 



Alagtaga, the Tartar: :n name of a fpecies of jerboa, vii. 202. 

 n. The animal defcribed, 204. 



Albours, a famous volcano near Mount Taurus, i. 413. 



Alee. See Eik. 



Alco, the Me.-ican or Peruvian dog, defcribed, viii. 261. A 

 fpecies lives whoity on cr^bs and cruftaccous animals, 260. 



Aldrovandus c<ipies an error of Abufieid Serafi in defcribing 

 the mu/k, vii. 46. Follows Gefner in defcribing the porcu- 

 pine, 74. Has given an erroneous iigure of a fow-badger, 

 V. 4. 



Alexander the Great was the firR European who mounted an 

 elephant, vi. 29 



Alexandrians keep tame ichneumons, vii. 216. n. 



Algazel, the Arabic name of a fpecies of antilope, vi. 407. The 

 fame with the Aleppo Ga/.elle. 



Alicant dog, iv. 41. 



All Saints Bay, abounds with fmall ugly monkeys, viii. 197. n. 



AUocamelus of Gefner, the fame with tlie Lima, vii. 136. 



Alouate, or king of the monkeys, a variety of the ouarine, viii. 

 176. n. A favage animal, and makes a horrid noifc, 1 78. n. 



Alpague vicuna, vii. 134. n. 



Amahut, the Indian name of a tree on which the floths live, vii, 



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