3IO INDEX. 



animal,//). t26. Is exceffively lafcivious, 123. Great B.t- 

 boon defcribed, 126. Defcription of the Ribbed nofe Ba- 

 boon. .See Mandril. Of the Pig -tailed Baboon. See 

 Maiiucri. 

 Badger defcribed, iv. 226. An unfocial animal, who fpends 

 three-fourths of liis life in his dark abode, ib. Is obliged to 

 leave his hole by the fox, 227. Defends himfelf furioufly 

 wlien piirliied by dogs, ib. Is an exceeding lleepy animal, 

 228.; and remarkably cleanly, ib. Ciimot bear cold, 229. 

 Is fubjeil to the itch, //■. Two fpecies mentioned by Du - 

 fouilloux ; but this ought to b:: coniidcred as a vulgar error, 

 230. Badgers perhaps exill in America, ;'^. ; but not in Alia 

 or Africa, 231. Was unknown to the Greeks, /.^. Approach- 

 es to no other fjiecies of quadrupeds, ih. 

 Baikal, a great lake of Afia, defcribed, i. 335. 

 Baikal hare. See Tchi. 

 Baltic Sea ought to be regarded as an immenfe la!;e, fupported 



by a great number of rivers, i. 292. 

 Barbary horfes defcribed, iii. 357. 

 Barbaftelle. See Bat. 



Baris, or Barris, a kind of Orang-Outang, viii. 81. n. 

 Barrere's notions concerning the formation of downs, moun- 

 tains, and the duration of the fea upon the earth, i. 498. 

 His opinion concerning the formation of mountains contro- 

 verted, 500. 

 Bat defcribed, iv. 317. A monftrous animal, 318. The bats Hy s, 

 ■ awkwardly, and with difficulty ; yet feize flies, gnats, and efne- 1 

 cially moths, during their flight, 319. 320. A Vaft quantity 

 of their dung found ia a cavern by M. Buflon, 320. Are 

 viviparous animals, and will even carry their young when 

 flying, 321. Sleep during the winter, and at any time can 

 remain feveral days without food, .•',•'. There are feven fpecies, 

 322. All the fpecies defcribed, 332. 324. Ternate bat de- 

 fcribed, v. 281. There are two fpecies of Ternate bats; the 

 lelfer of the fize of a crow, and the larger as big as a large 

 hen, 284. Thefe large bats are very mifchievous, and ofte^l 

 wound people in the face, 286. Probably furnilhed the an- 

 cients with the notion of harpies, ib. Thefe creatures will \ 

 intoxicate themfelves with palm wine, 288. Are very nume- •, 

 rous in the iflands of Manilla, wliere the natives kill them for § 

 food, ib. n. The American bats can fuck the blood of fleep- 



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