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Afia may be reckoned the mod ancient country in the world, i. 

 32. Volcano's very numerous there, 413 Beauty of the 

 Afiatic women, iii, 123. Produces none of the South Ame- 

 rican animals, vii. 77. 

 Afs defcribed, iii. 398. Has the appearance of a degenerated 

 horfe, ii. ; but is not fo in reality, 411. Entirely diifer- 

 ent from the horfe in his difpolition, 412. Lealf infeft- 

 ed with vermin of ail (luadrupeds, 414. The fem:de exceed- 

 ingly lafcivious, 415. Directions with reg.rrd to their breed- 

 ing, ib. Different races of them, 416. Account of their mi- 

 grations, 417. Of the wild allcs, 419 None found in Ame- 

 rica, 420. Afles fldh more difagreeable than that of horfes, 

 421. The {kin applicable to many purpofes, 422. They 

 can cairy more weight, in proportion to their bulk, than any 

 other animal, ;/;. Dei'cription of a very beautiful afs lent to 

 the Grand Seignior fromvlithiopia, vi. 270. n. Thefe animals 

 are now almoil equally diffufed all over the globe, 272. An 

 afs deftroys the generation of a horfe ; but the reverfe does 

 not take place, vii. 419. Has a tendency to llenlily, 423. 

 425. Rules concerning the pr(ipag;ition of alfes, 425. /iiles 

 lefs fertile than mares, viii. 23. Mtaub to be uled to mal<e 

 them conceive, ib. 

 Ailapanick, a name for the flying fquirrel, v. 307. 

 Avicenna's account of the mufk, vii. 46. n 



Axis, Sardinian hind, or ftag of the Ganges, defcribed, vi. 230. 

 238. Is found in Barbary, and is prob.ibly the fime with 

 the fpotted fallow-deer of the Cape of Good Hope, 233. 

 Forms an intermediate fbade between the flag and fallow- 

 deer, :bt 

 Azore Hlands, only the tops of mountains, i. 44S. 



B 



^abiroufla, or Indian hog, defcribed, vii. 58. Has prodigious 



tufks ; yot is lefs formidable than the wild boar, 60. Is an 



excellent fwimmer, 61. 

 Biiboon. dilT^/rs very much horn r.u ape, v. 12 1. Called /1.7/79 ' 



by the Latins, 233. Has been miftakea foi" tlie hyaena, sh. 



The animal defcrib-3d, viii. 121. Is a Rrong and ferocious 

 U 3 animal. 



