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tjtiitly to Iiave been a Roman (lation. " Alchefter, Al-cair, 

 or Cair-AIleft," fays Dr. Plott, " was a walled town that 

 flood in the north-eaft parts of Oxfordfhire, built, as may 

 be coU'C'ted from many prob-dbilitics, by Cains Alicctus, one 

 of the llilrfy tyrants, who, by flaying his dear friend and em- 

 peror Caraufius, obtained the fole gov£n:mtnt of Britain." 



The Oxford canal pafles throngh Lower Rcyford, near 

 this town, and conveys many articles of trade to and from 

 it. Here art a large weekly market on Fridays, and fix fairs 

 annually, befides two annual n-.arts in fpnng and autumn for 

 the fale of fheep and cattle. The town has a well ellabliflitd 

 charity fchool for 30 boys ; and a charity, called the feoffees. 

 This is endowed with lands, of aboutizol. yearly rent, which 

 is applied towards the relief of decayed tradifm^n. The prin- 

 cipal manufattory of this town is common flippers ; and it is 

 fnppofed that there are more made here than in any other 

 town in England. Many females are employed in lace-mak- 

 ing. The church is a large handfom.e building, with a lofty 

 tower, and ornamented with many collly monuments. Here 

 is a handfome meeting-houfe for the diflenters. The parifh 

 of Market-end, and hamlet of Kings-end, contain 410 houfes 

 and 1 946 inhabitants. Plott's Hiltoiy of Osfoidfnire. Ca.ii- 

 den's Britannia. 



BICHE, BicHE DE GuiANE, in Zootomy, a name affigned 

 by one Ererch writer (des March. Voy.) to the Brafilian 

 mujk of Pennant, mofchiis Atnerkanus of Gmclin. Biche 

 dcs Bo'is is alfo the name oi ccr-uus Mexicauus (Gmelin) in 

 Barrtr. Fr. equin. 151. 



BICHET, a corn meafure, containing about a Paris nii- 

 oct, chiefly ufed in Burgundy and the Lyonnois. 



BiCHET denotes alfo a certain quantity of land, as much 

 as may be fown by a bichet of corn. 



BICHNI, in Geography, a town of Perfia, in the pro- 

 vince of Erivan, 30 miles N.N.E. of Erivan. 



BICHON, in ZucJo^', the name given by Buflbn to canis 

 tmlitaus of Ray. 



BICHONNOWY, in Geography, a town of Ruffia, in 

 the government of Mohilef, feated on the Dnieper, 32 miles 

 fouth of IMohilef. N.lat. 53° 2c'. E. long. 30"^ 50'. This 

 is one of the diflricls of the government, called alfo Staroi 

 Bykhof, or Biechov Starov. 



BICINCTA, in Entamology, a fpccics of Apis, defcribed 

 Toy Schranck Iiif, Auftr. It is black and villous ; mouth and 

 abdomen glofTy, with two white belts on the latter. Inha- 

 bits Upper Aullria. 



BiciNCTA, a fpecies of Vespa, of a black colour, with a 

 fpotted thorax, and two yellow bands on the abdomen. A 

 fmall infect, and inhabits the cape of Good Hope. Fabri- 

 cius. 



BiciNCTA, a fpecies of Tenthredo, with a black body; 

 belts on the abdomen, vent, mouth, and (hanks yellow. A 

 native of Europe. Fabricius. Abdominal yellow belts 

 two, from which it is fpecitically named llcincla. 



BiciNCTA, a fpecies of Musca [Syrphus), found in the 

 north of Europe. It is black ; antenna elongated ; fides, 

 dots, and two abdominal belts yellow. Linn. Fn. Suec. 

 &c. 



BiciNCTA, a fpecies of Scolia, of a black colour, and 

 hairy ; abdomen with two yellow bands ; wings blueilh 

 black. A native of America. Fabr. Gmel. &c. This in- 

 feft h/pkex railula of Sulzer. 



BICINIUM, from bis and caiio, I fmg, in Church Mtific, 

 the finging of two, either together or alternately. In which 

 fenfe. the word ftands oppofed to mni-.ody. 



BICKAGER, in Geography, a town of Norway, 70 miles 

 S.S.W. of Drontheim. 



BICKANEER, Bicaneer, or Beykaneer, a town of 

 Vol. IV. 



Hindoftan, the capital of a circar or didrict of the fame name 

 in Marwar, the north divifion of Agimeie. I'his conntiy 

 is fandy and dcfert, and in gref.t want of water. Of this 

 country little is known ; it is governed by a rajah, and i::ha- 

 bited by Rajpoots. The town is liturted about 42 miles 

 weft of Nagore, and 80 W.N.W. of Agimcre. N. lat. 

 27° 12'. E. long. 74°. 



BICKERN of an Anvil, the pike, or beak-iron. 

 BICLINIUM, from Lis, and iOma, bed, in ylntiquily, two 

 beds about a table ; or, as lome fay, rather a bed whereon 

 two perfons lay to eat. 



BlCKERTON's Island, in Geography, a name given by 

 Capt. EdiA-ards, in 1791, to an ifland in the South fca, near 

 the Friendly iflands, called by the natives Lattai, and difco- 

 vered by Maurelle in 1781. It confills chiefly of a vaft 

 conical mountain, the fummit of which appeared to be burnt, 

 but the fides were covered witli trees ; and it is furrounded 

 with a lower border, which is very fertile, and affords fiefh 

 water. This ifland fupplies cocoa-nuts and bananas. S. lat. 

 i8''47'20". W. long. 1 74° 48'. 



BICOCCA, a town of Italy, in the duchy of Milan, near 

 which the French were defeated by the Imperialillsin 1552 ; 

 2 miles N.E. of Milan. 



BICOLOR, in Couchology, a fpecies of Donax, with an 

 ovate flitU marked with elevated ftrix, which decuffate a few 

 tranfverfe ones ; rufous, with a white ray on one fide. Gualt. 

 Gmel. &c. 



B I COLOR, a fpecies of Pinna found in the Red fca. 

 This kind is thin, infletled at the lateral margin ; yellowifli, 

 with black brown rays, and a few longitudinal ftriae. 

 Chemnitz. This flicll is thorny, elongated, with cur\-ed llris 

 at the curved margin ; the largeft end rotundated. 



BicoLOR, in Entomology, a fpecies of Apis that inhabits 

 Denmark. The thorax villous and ferruginous; abdomen 

 black and immaculate. Fabricius. 



BicoLoR, is alfo an Indian fpecies of Apis, of a black 

 colour, with tlie abdomen haii"y ; fulvous above, and fnovvy- 

 white beneath. Fabricius. This bears fome refemblance to 

 apis centuncularis, but is larger. 



BicoLOR, a fpecies of Attelabus found in Europe. It 

 is of a black colour, with the thorax and wing-cales reddifli ; 

 fcutel, thighs, and flianks at the bafe, and tip black. Lin- 

 naeus Fn. Suec. 



BicoLOR, a fpecies of Buprestis, with pointed wing- 

 cafes, of a braffy-green colour, witli a yellow fpot ; brealt 

 and abdomen yellow. Fabricius. Inhabits South Ame- 

 rica. 



BicoLOR, a fpecies of Cantharis, of a yellow colour, 

 with half of the wing-cafes blue. Tiiunberg. Inhabits the 

 cape of Good Hope. 



BicoLoR, a fpeciesof Carabus that inhabits North Ame- 

 rica. It is black above, and ferruginous beneath. Fabri- 

 cius. 



BicoLOR, a fpecies of Cerambvx that inhabits Cayenne. 

 This is feiTUginous ; thorax with two fpines and tubercles ; 

 wing-cafes beyond the middle, with the abdomen black, 

 Fabricius. 



BicoLOR, a fpecies of Chrysomela, of a brafly-green 

 above, and violaceous beneath. Fabricius. Inhabits Alex- 

 andria. 



Bicolor, a fpecies of Cicad.\ [Cercopi.'), of a grifeous 

 colour, with the upper part of the thorax fanguineous. 

 Linn. Muf. Leili. A native of Europe. 



Bicolor, a fpecies of CRYPTOCEPHAtrs {Erotylus). 

 This infeA is of a black colour, and braffy above. Fabriciur. 

 A native of New Holland. 



Bicolor, a fpecies of Curcvlio found in America. 

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