BAB 



Hence airo Babylonic garments, Babylonic (kins, Bahy- 

 lonic carpet?, houfings, &c. ; and Babylonica folana, which 

 were coverings laid over couches, &c. painted with gold, 

 purple, and other colours. 



Babylonian, Bahylon'ws, is alfo ufed in fome j^ncitnt 

 I'/i iters, for an aftrologer, or any thing relating to ailrology. 

 Hence Bnbyloriia Cura, the art of carting nativities ; and 

 vaineri Babylonli, the computation of attrologers. Hor. 

 lib. i. cd. 12. 



Babylonics, or Chaldaics, in Literary H'ljlory, a 

 fragment of the ancient hiflory of the world, ending at 267 

 years before Chrift ; and compofed by Berofiis or a prieft of 

 Babylon, about the time of Alexander. Stanley HilV. Phil. 

 The Babylonics were very confonant with Scripture, 

 as Jofcphus and the ancient Chriftian chronologers affure us ; 

 vvhence the author is ufually luppofed to have ccnfulteJ 

 the Jewifh writers. He fpeaks of an univerfal deluge, an 

 ark, &c. ; he reckons ten generations between the firll man 

 and the deluge ; and he marks the duration of the fevcral 

 generations by Saro'i or periods of 223 lunar months, which 

 reduced to years, differ but little from the chronology of 

 Mofes. There now remain only a few imperfeft extracts, 

 preferved chiefly by Jofephus and Syncellus., They were 

 forged by Annius of Viterbo. Fabr. Bib. Graec. torn. xiv. 

 p. 175. See Berosus, and Chaldj^.an Philosophy. 



BABYRSA, in Ancient Geography, a ftroig place of 

 Armenia Major, fituate in the mountains, near Aitaxates, 

 where were kept the trcafures of Tigranes and Artabazus. 



BABYRUSSA, in Zoology, a fpecies of Sus, or hog, 

 having two tuflis growing from the lower part of the front. 

 This is the horned-hog of Grew; porcus indicus babyroufla 

 diftus of Ray ; and baby-roufla of BufFon. In the arrange- 

 ment of the French naturalifts, it belongs to the genus of 

 coclions, and order paehye/ermes. 



The babyrouiTa is defciibtd by Dr. Shaw, to be nearly of 

 the fixe of a common hog, but of a fomewhat longer form, 

 and with more flender limbs; and to be covered, inftead of 

 bridles, with fine, fhort, and fomewhat woolly hair, of a 

 deep brown or blackilh colour, interfperfed with a few 

 brilUes on the upper and hinder part of the back. It is alfo 

 dillinguifhed by the very extraordinary pofition and form of 

 the upper tufts, which inftead of being fituated internally on 

 the edge of the jaw as in other animals, are placed externally, 

 perforating the Ikin of the fnout, and turning upwards to- 

 wards the forehead; and as the animal advances in age, be- 

 coming fo extremely long and curved as to touch the fore- 

 head. Thefe continue tlseir curvature downwards, by which 

 means they muft of neccfiity lofe their power as ofTenfive 

 weapons, which tlicy probably poflefs in the younger animals; 

 the tuflis of the lower jaw are formed as in the reft of the 

 genus, and are alfo long, fharp, and curved; but not of 

 equal magnitude witli thofe of the upper. The upper tufliS 

 are of a fine hard grain, like that of ivory ; the eyes are 

 fmall; the ears fomewhat ereft, and pointed; the tail rather 

 long, fler.der, and tufted at the end with long hairs. 



The babyroufta is a gregarious animal, and is found in 

 large herds in many parts of Java, Amboina, and fome other 

 Indian iflands, but is faid never to be found on the continent 

 of India. Their food is entirely of a vegetable nature, and 

 they often feed on the leaves of trees. When fleeping, or 

 refting themfelves in a ftanding pofture, they are faid often 

 to hook or fupport themfelves by placing the upper tulks 

 acrofs the lower branches of the trees. When purfucd, they 

 will often plunge into a river, or even into the fca, if near, 

 and can fwim with great vigour and facility, and to a vjfl: 

 diftance. The voice of the babyroulfa is faid to referable 

 tiiat of the common hog, but it occalioually utters alfo a 



BAG 



i^rong or loud growling note. It is fometimes tamed by the 

 inhabitants of the Indian iflands, and the fiefh is confidered 

 as wholefome food. Vide Shaw Gen. Zool. Erxlcben, &c. 

 iSome writers imagine this quadruped to have been men- 

 tioned by Elian, Pliny, and other ancient writers. It is 

 thought to be the animal noticed under the name of tetrache- 

 ros, or four-horned, by the former; and that kind of Indian 

 boar, defcribed by Pliny as having two very long bent teeth in 

 the lower jaw, and two others rifingin front. Aper in India, 

 Plin. &c. Aper cornutus, Calpurn ; aper indicus orientalis 

 babi raefa dictus, Seba; ftrange hogs, hogs with horns, 

 Purch. pilgr. ; eberhirfch oderhirfcheber, Knorrdelic, &c. 



BABYSENGA, in Ancient Geography, an ancient town 

 of India, on the other fide of the Ganges. Ptolemy. 



BABYTACE, a town of Afia, feated on the northern 

 bank of the Tigris. Pliny. 



BAC, in Navigation, is ufed for a praam or ferry-boat. 

 Bag, in Brewing. See Back. 



BACA, or Batatha, in Ancient Geography, z village of 

 Paleftine, which ferved as a boundary between the Tyrians 

 and Galilee. 



Baija, in Geography, a town of North America, in New 

 Navarre, forty-five miles north-eaft of Cinaloa. 

 Ba^a. See Baza. 



BACACUM, or Bagacum, in Ancient Geography, a 

 town of the Nervii, in Gallia Belgica; now Bavay. 



BACADUCHI, in Geography, a town of North Ame- 

 rica, in New Navarre, 240 miles north of Cinaloa. 

 BA5AIM, or Bacam. See Basseen. 

 BACA LA, a town of India, on this fide of the Ganges, 

 on the eaftern coait, in the kingdom of Arracan. 



BACALAL, a lake and fmall country of North Ame- 

 rica, in the peniufula of Yucatan. 



BACALAN, a town of Afia, in Tokareftan, one of the 

 fouthern provinces of Great Bucharia, at a fmall diftance 

 N. W. from Anderab. N. lat. 36° 12'. E. long. 67° 35'. 



BACALEO, Bacalieu, Baccolom, or Baccolan, 

 an ifland on the eaft coaft of Newfoundland, about nine 

 leagues from cape St. Francis, and eight leagues north by 

 eaft from Portugal cove, is about two leagues long, and half 

 a league broad. This ifland is about a league from the 

 main, with a fair channel between for any Ihips. N. lat. 48° 

 24'. W.long. 52° 34'. 



BACAM, a town of North America, in New Navarre, 

 165 miles north-weft of Cinaloa. 



BACANO, a fmall lake of Italy, near a village of the 

 fame name, in the patrimony of St. Peter, out of whicb 

 iffues the fmall river Cremera. 



BACANO RA, a town of North America, in New Na- 

 varre, 230 miles fouth of Cafa Grand. 



BACANTIBI, in Ecclcfu:jtical Antiquity, wandering 

 clerks, who ftroiled from church to church. Bingham. 

 1 he word feeins formed by corruption from •vacantiiii. 

 BACAPA, in Geography, a town of North America, 

 in New Navarre, 120 miles fouth-weft of Cafa Grand. 

 BACAR. See Bahar. 



BACARAT, a town of France, in the department of the 

 Meurte, and chief place of a canton in the diftrift of Lure- 

 ville; four leagues fouth-eaft of Luneville. 



BACARDO, a town of Italy, in the ftate of Genoa, 

 three miles N. N. E. of Vintimiglia. 



BACASERAY, or Baktschisaray, a town in the 

 peninfula of the Crim-Tartaiy, where the khans ufually re- 

 iided, feventy mUes fouth of Precop. It was partly burned 

 by the Ruffians in 1736. N. lat. 45° 30'. E.lorg. 35° 

 10'. 

 BACAY, a town of India, on the other fide of the 



Ganges, 



