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AURICULATA, in Naim-al H'ljhry, a fpecles of Vor- 

 TICELLA that inhabits the frefli waters of Denmark. It is 

 nalctrd, with two fmall bridles at tlic tail. Mull. Kift. Venr. 

 This kind is pellucid, cyliiidiical ; the aperture dilated into a 

 fmail ear on each fide. 



AuRicoLjiTA, a fpecics of Doris, of a white colo-ir, 

 with dorfal fafciciilate papillx of a red coiciir tipped with 

 white. This kirid inhabits the North feas. Gnitlin. 



AURICULATED Leaf, in Botany, is a leaf which has 

 a lobe on each fide towards the bafe. 



AURIENSIS, in Ancient Geography, an epifcopal city of 

 Afrca, in Mauritania. 



AURIFER, in ^H/oTOo/o^j', a fpeciesof CuKCULio, with 

 a fcrrug-inous body fputted with gold. Fabricius, Sp. Inf. 

 Inhabits America, and has the fro!;t legs lona:. 



AuRiFER, a beautiful fpecies of Buprestis that inhabits 

 Cayenne. The wing-cafes are green, with numeroiis im- 

 prcffed golden dots, and each terminating in two teeth ; legs 

 azure. Fabricius. Olivier. 



AURIFLAMMA, in the French H'lflory, properly de- 

 notes a flag or Itaudard, belonging to the abbey of St. Den- 

 nis, fufpendtd over the tomb of that faint, which the reli- 

 gious, on occafion of any war in defence of their lands or 

 rights, took down, with great ceremony, and gave to 

 their proteftor or advocate, to be borne at the head of their 

 forces. Du-Cange. 



AuRiFLAMMA is alfo fometimes ufed to denote the chief 

 flag or ftandard, in any array. 



AURIFLUA, in Entomoh^y, a fpecies of Phal.jena 

 {^Bomhyx'), that infells the apple-trees in Germany, and bears 

 a ftrong refemblance to phalxna chryforrbcea. The wings 

 are white, with a brown rib on the underfide of the anterior 

 pair; tail bearded and yellow. The larva is hairy, black, 

 with red lines, and white dots on the fides; a protuberance 

 on the neck, and another near the tail. Gmelin. 



AURIGA, in Ajlronomy, the Waggoner ; a confttllation 

 of ftars in the northern hemifphere : whofe ftars, in Ptole- 

 my's catalogue, at 14; in Tycho's, 27 ; in Hevelius's, 40; 

 in the Britannic catalogue, 66. This is one of the 48 af- 

 terifms, mentioned by all the ancient aftronomers ; and 

 reprefented by the figure of an old man in a kind of fitting 

 pofture, with a goat and her kids in his left hand, and a 

 bridle in his right. Befides the Hoedi, this conilcllation 

 includes another of the ftars which the ancients diflinguifh- 

 cd by peculiar names, that is, Captlla, the goat Capra, aiid 

 Amalthsa Capra, which is the bright one near the ihoulder, 

 and fuppofed to be the mother of the Hoedi, and the 

 nurfe of Jupiter. The Hoedi, or the two ftars in the arm 

 cf Auriga, were regarded by the ancients as affording 

 prefages of the weather : and they were fo much dreaded 

 on account of the ftorms and tempelts tha fucceedcd their 

 rifir.g, that they are laid to Hint up tl e navigation of the 

 fea at this feafon; AVhen the day of their pec.diar influence 

 was pafled, they celebrated a fellival with Iports and games, 

 under the denomination of " Natalis Navigationis." Ger- 

 manicus calls them unfriendly ftars to mariners ; and Vir- 

 gil joins them with ArCturus, mer.tioniag their fetting and 

 rifing as circumftances of the moft important prcfage. 

 To the fame purpofe all the ancient critics reprcfent a part 

 of the conftellation Auriga, if not the whole of it, as de- 

 ferving particular attention, and as much an objeiSt of terror 

 as the blazing ArClurus. 



Auriga, in Ichthyology, a fpecies of Ch;etodon, found 

 in the Arabian feas. It is whitifh, obhquely fafciated with 

 brown ; and the fifth ray of the dorfal fin, filiform. Forflc. 

 Fn. Arab. 



The length of this fiflt is five inches ; form nearly rhom- 

 bic ; whitiih colour tinged with blue ; the brown oblique 



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Lands (ixteen in number, and difpofed nearly parallel to 

 each other. The fcales are rhombic ; head banded, above 

 flat, fcaly, of a rcdJ.ifh white colour, with four lianfv^ife 

 fulvous ftripcs; iris black; mouth conic and comprcfTed; 

 lip rotondated and equal ; pofterior margin of the dorfal nn 

 black; anal fin varied with black and yellowiih-white ; tail 

 truncated and fulvous ; lateral line bei.t. 



Al'RIGNAC, in Ccograjihy, a town of France, in the 

 depaitment of the Upper Garonne, and chief place of a 

 canton in the di.lricl of St. Gaudcns, 33 mile* fouth-well 

 of Touloufe, and 10 north-eaft of St. GVudens. 



AVRIGNY, Hyacinth Robillard, in B^ographi, 

 a French hlftorian, was born at Caen, in 1675, became a 

 member of the foeicty of Jefuits in 169 1, and died in 1719. 

 His works, compriltd in four volumes l2mo. printed at 

 Paris in 1725 and in i 757, are " Memoirs, chronological and 

 dogmatical, for Ecclcfiattical Hiilory, from i6co to 1716," 

 with critical remarks ; a-.d " Memoirs for the Univerial 

 Hiftory of Europ.'," for the fame period. They are much 

 valued for variety of materials, accuracy of dates, and 

 elegance of ftyle ; but are not deemed iirpanial. Nouv. 

 Did. Hift. 



AURIGRAPHUS, from aumm, gohl, and ^jafa, I -write, 

 in Middle Age V/r'itcrs, a copyiil, or CdUigraphcr, who wrote 

 in gold letters. 



AURILLAC, in Gcograjihy, a town of France, and 

 principal place of a dillrict in the department of Ca::tal, 

 and, before the revolution, the capital of Lower Auvergne. 

 It is fituated on the river Jordane, in a fertile valUy ; and 

 the caftle, which is high, commands the town. N. lat. 

 44° 55'. E. long. 2° 27'. 



AVRILLE, a town of France, in the department of 

 the Mayne and Loire, and chief place of a canton in the 

 diiLicf of Angers, one league north of Angers. 



AURINIA, in Ancient Geography, a town of Italy, in 

 Etruria. 



AURIOL, in Geography, a town of France, in the dtpart- 

 ment of the Mouths of the Rhone, and chief place of a 

 canton in the dillricl of Aix, four leagues fouth-eall of Aix, 

 and four N. N. E. of Marfeilles. 



AURIPIGMENT, called alfo Orpiment. See Arsenic, 

 Ores of, fp. 5. var. 2. 



AURIS, the ear. See Ear. 



AuRis D1AW.E, in Conchology, a fpecies of Strombus» 

 adopted by I-ina;EU3 and Gmelin, after Arger.ville. The 

 lip projects into a fliarp point ; back muricaied ; tail ereA 

 and pointed. Linn. Inhabits the fouthern coafts of Africa; 

 is about three inches long ; thick ; leldom of one colour, 

 but variegated ; on the back are generally three, ai.d fome- 

 times four, rows of tubercles, with the inttrilices tranf- 

 vcrfely ribbed ; and the outer whorl cancellated ; mouth 

 flefli-colour ; pillar white. Gmelin, Jcc. 



AuRis HiRSUTA, a name given by Rumpfius to the 

 fliell, fince called murex anus by Linn, and Gmtl., and 

 grimace by Avgenrilie. 



AuRis JiiD/E, a fpecies of Voluta, wi'.h a contraftcd 

 oblong rtiell, having a Imooth fpire, and tridentated ptllar- 

 lip. Linn. Muf. Lud. — Miill. defenbes it as helix tclta 

 cvlindrica fubgranulata, ap-rtur,» lanccolata, labro ad axin 

 tridentato. This (hell inhabits the fens in India, and re- 

 femblcs voliita auris midx, but is fmallcr, and narrower. 

 The colour is brown, or white with banvn waved Ipots f 

 whorls of fix fpii-es, the firtl and exterior ones very finely 

 ftriated. Gmelin. 



'Auris Malchi, a fpecies of Voluta, about three 

 inches in length, and is a native of New Caledonia.^ The 

 flieU is fufiform, granulated, with an ovate aperture; pillar- 

 lip cut and much fpread. This is called heiix ciiris mcikhi 



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