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rities in ftrudure and features to particular animals, and the form, 

 difpofitions, and manners, of the men who poflefs them. 



Comparlfons have been inftituted, and analogies traced, between the 

 ftrudlure, afpe£l, and difpofitions, of fome quadrupeds and thofe of cer- 

 tain birds, which fhow a uniformity in the general plan of Nature. A- 

 mong birds, as well as quadrupeds, fome fpecies are carnivorous, and 

 others feed upon fruits, grain, and various kinds of herbage. The 

 eagle, which is a noble and a generous bird, reprefents the lion. The 

 vulture, which is cruel and infatiable, reprefents the tiger. The kite, 

 the buzzard, and the raven, who live chiefly on offals and carrion, 

 reprefent the hyaena, the wolf, and the jackal. The falcon, the 

 fparrow-hawk, and other birds employed in hunting, reprefent the 

 dog, the fox, the lynx, &c. The owl, who fearches for her prey iQ 

 the night, reprefents the cat. The heron and the cormorant, who 

 feed upon fifhes, reprefent the beaver and the otter. Peacocks, 

 hens, and all other birds which have a crop, or craw, reprefent oxen, 

 fheep, goats, and other ruminating animals. 



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