INDEX. 337 



of thcfe changes, 43. DiiTertation on the changes of land in- 

 to fea, 48 3. 



Leem, vii. 316. n. 



Leming, or Lapland marmot defcribeil, vii. 316. Inhabit the 

 moiuit;iins of Norway and Lapland, 318. Sometimes appear 

 in fuch numbers as to cover the whole furface of the earth, 

 tb. n. Are thouglit by the vulgar to fall from the clouds, 



3'9- 



Lenur.ar, vii. •Ji6. n. 



Ijemur, vn. 223. — 231. 



Leo, V. 64. vii 348. 



Leopard defcribcd, v. 1 6g. W-as unknown to the ancients, ib. 

 Is called Er.go: at Congo, and Antamba at Madagafcar, 1 84. 

 See Ounce and Panther. 



Lepus, iv. 137. n 155. n. viii 22S n. 276. n. 



Lepufculus, 4. 1 5 J. n. 



Lidmee, or brown antilope, defcribed, vi. 413. n. 



Life; table of the duration of it, ii. 498. 



Lion defcribed, v 6j. The fpeties very numerous and fierce in 

 the fouthern regions of Africa, 68. The lion is capable of 

 being tamed, 69. His generous temper, 70. The American 

 Hon has no mane, 74. Lions may be kept alive, and even 

 propagate, -n temperate countries, 77. Ariftotle's miftakeg 

 concerning the lion, 79. The fenfes of fmeliing and fight lefs 

 acute in the lion than in other animals, 81. His manner ot 

 hunting his prey, 82 Is fond oi' the flelh of camels and 

 young elephants, 85. How hunted, ib. 



Loris, or tail lefs Maucauco defcribed, vii. 231. Differ^ from 

 all other quadrupeds in the number of its vertebrae, /,'■, 

 Thevenot's defcription of it, 233. 



Loutre, vii. 231. 



Lowando defcribed, viii. 133. 



Lupus, iv. 196. n. V. 206 — 226. vii. 255. 



Lutra, iv. 233. n. 236. n. vii. 321. n. 



Lynx defcribed, v. 206. The fined fkins of lynxes come from 

 Siberia and Canada, 209. Millake of Mr Klein concerning 

 it, 2c8. — 210. The lynx prefers cold to temperate countries, 

 213. Fables of the ancients concerning this animal, 21c. 

 Defcription of a Canadian lynx, 217. Norwegian lynx de- 

 fcribed, 218. 

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