346 INDEX. 



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Rabbit defcribed, iv. 155. Their furprifmg fecundity, 157. 

 Have a great refpecl for their fathers, i6r. Are fond of 

 heat, 162. 



Racoon defcribed, v. 46. Dilutes in water every thing he in- 

 tends to eat, 48. Account of a tame one, 49. 



Rains occafioa great changes on the furface of the earth, i. 51. 

 Diflertation upon their efFeiits, 473. 



Rain-deer defcribed, vi. 315. Is mentioned by Julius Caefar, 

 320. 322. Was confounded with the elk by Pliny, 323. Is 

 found in more northerly regions than the elk, 324. — ^326. 

 Great advantages derived by the Laplanders from thefe crea- 

 tures, 330. — 333. Cannot bear the warmth of a fouthera 

 climate, ib. The rain- deer for drawing fledges, produced by 

 a mixture of the wild and domeftlc kinds, ib. Manner of 

 travelling in the fledges, 334. Similarity between them and 

 the ftags, ib. The rain-deer defends himfelf againft the 

 wolf, 339. But is killed by the glutton, 340. Methods 

 ufed by the Laplanders of hunting the wild rain-deer, 343. 



Rangier, vi. 317. n. 



Rat defcribed, iv. 275. Several fmall animals confounded un- 

 der this name, 277. The whole fpecics are natives of tem- 

 perate climates, 279. Have never multiplied farther north 

 than Sweden, 280. Brown rat defcribed, 336. Approaches 

 to the nature of the water-rat, 337. Madagafcar rat defcri- 

 bed, viii. 284. Water-rat defcribed, iv. 290. White water- 

 rat defcribed, viii. 239. 



Rat de bois, v. 406. n. 



Rat favage, ib. 



Reproduiflion of animals ; difTertation on it, ii. 16. 



Rher js, vi. J 17. n. 



Rhinoceros defcribed, vi. 92. Was unknown to the ancient 

 Greeks, /5. n. Account of one brought to London from Ben- 

 gal, 99. The horn of the rhiuocercs eReemed by the Indi- 

 ans, on account of its imaginary medical virtues, 105. The 

 rhinoceros is an exceedingly brutal and untrai51able animal, 

 fubjed to paro3cj'fms of rage, which nothing can appeafe, 

 106. Does great damage to the cultivated Relds, 108. Ei- 

 cefllve hardncfs of his Ikin, 1 1 1 . Has the fenfes of hearing 

 and fmelling very acute, but bad eyes, 113. Account of one 

 brought to France, 114, Is capable of being tamed, 1 1 <;■ 



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