B U P 



B U P 



tli^T reprf fcnted under a ridiculous foi-m. The pott re- 

 v.i.efd l.imfaf hv writiniT a-ainll them a Iharp latirc, which, 



asfom: fay. caufcd ihem to l..ng th.mfcK-es But Puny omcr, jyn^.rj.u ,^.,,^.~^ r 

 fns oi lie contvan-. that after Hipponax had taken his //* Lmn. C^rj™^;/./-* Julf. 

 r^lcng.. !'.'v made icvcral very fine llalues, and particu- ^-" ^'- ^"^ -"""-- ■ 

 larlv one of .. D-'na at Chios, which was plactd al a great 

 i..\ .,:4hib;t<.-a a frowning countena;ice to thofe who 

 and a pkafant me to thofe that departed. Faufa- 



c..>o.p. .,55-^dl.9-'---3S-P-7^'--l/V^'^™) 

 mentions Bi.pihis as a good artU^tea as well as Iculptor. 



BUPARIA, in ^/./oWoy, a fpecics of Pimelia ot 

 the wMVTcJ kind ; bUck, and glabrous ; thorax lunatec ; 

 jaws Urn" g, toothed, and as long as the head. Gnitl 



Obf. This is drfcribcd by Forftcr under the name of 1 e- 

 NEHRIO BvPAKius. It inliab'ti Spain. 



liUPARITl, \\\ Botany, Rhced. Mai. See Hibiscus 



height, 

 entered, 

 nias (1. iv 



Gart. I00i5. Vent. vol. ii. 521. (Afterifcus and Arte, 

 roides, Tourncf.) La Maick lUull. Pi. 682. Clafs and 

 order, fyigcmfia polys^amia fuperfua. Nat, Ord. Cotnpo- 



Gen. char. CiiL common, imbricated with a double or 

 triple feries of fcales, in fome fpccies all equaland Ihorter 



BUPHAGA, in Ornilhology, a peinis in the order PiC.T., 

 of whieh only a lingle fpcciei'has been hitlisrto difcovcred ; 

 and which, being a native of Africa, has received the 

 name of Africana. The generic definition confitts lu hav- 

 ing the bill ftraight, and fomewhat quadrangular ; mandibles 

 pibbous, entire, and more gibbous on the outlide. Legs 

 formed for walking. 



Liunxus and BritTon have given this bird the name of 

 Buphaga, and BiifTon that of Pic-bceiif, from whence the 

 epithet"of beef-eater is derived. French authors of the pre- 

 fent day write it Picjue Ba-uf. All thefe names refer to a 

 peculiarity of the African Buphaga, which fometimes alights 

 upon the backs of the cattle, and picks holes in them, in 

 order to get at the larvx of the oejlrl, or gad-flies, dcpofited 

 by thofe tormenting creatures in the flelh, direftly below 

 the fkin 



than the rav of the flower ; in otliers, the outer feries longer 

 and exceeding the ray. Cor. compound, radiate ; florets 

 of the difc numerous, fur.ncl-fliaptd, with a five.pattcd 

 rather fpreading border ; of the ray more than ten, ligulate, 

 fpreading, three-toothed. Stam. fibmcnts l.ve, capillary, 

 very lliort ; anthers cylindrical, united into a tube. Pi/}. 

 of the difc. Germ ovate, comprtfTed ; ftyle thread-fliiiped, 

 the length of the Itamens ; iligma, thickilh, either fimple 

 orbilid. Of the ray, germ ancipilal ; ftyle thrtad-lhaped ; 

 lliTmas two, oblong. P,ric. common, the calyx unchanged. 

 Seeds of lie difc oblong ; of the ray comprefTed. with fliarp 

 edges ; both crowned c'lther with a toothed, or galhed, and 

 ahnoll leafy ma'gin. Receptacle chaffy, convex. 



E(r. cli'ar. Receptacle chaffy. Seeds crowned with a 

 toothed or gafhed margin ; with Iharp edges, particularly 

 in the ray. 



Species l. B. fiutefcens Linn. " Leaves oppofite, lan- 

 ceolate ; petioles two-toothed ; ftem ihrubby." A fmali 

 r.uub about four feet hi^'h. Stem ilraight, jointed. Bark 

 greyiOi. Brancheshwfixy. ifi^^)^J oppofite, oblong, broader 

 towards their fiimmit, nr.iTowed into a petiole towards their 

 bafe, connate hke thofe of Lychnis, glaucous ; covered with 

 a very clofe, flioi t down, and marked with three longitudinal 

 nerves. Flowers yellow, terminal, fohtary, pcduncled, 

 CaJyX'fcalcs oval, a little tomentous. Semiflorefs rather 

 broad, flioit, and to;thed. Ciin/f terminated by a fharp 

 point. La Marck, from a iivii.i; pi-nt. A .rative of tlie 



The fpccies jifr'tcana is between eight and nine inches in AVeft-Indies and Virginia. Cultivated in the royal gard-n 

 length. The prevaihng colour of the plumage above is at Hampton Court in 1^99. t^.'&. Peruv^nnum. La Marck 

 brown ; beneath, and alfo the rump, yellowifli 



Bill fcarcely 

 ail inch in length. Tail cuneated, and confilling of pointed 

 featiiers. Legs and claws black. 



BUPHAGIUM, in Ancient Geography, a town of Ar- 

 cadia, fituate in the wellern part of it, fouth of Telphufa. 

 It derived its name from that of the hero B"phagus, the 

 fon of Japetus and Thornax, who was flain on the moun- 

 tain Pholoe, for daring to offer infult to Diana. Paufanias, 

 1. viii. c. 17. p. 618. Ed. Kuhnii. 



BUl'H.AGUS, a river of Arcadia, which took its rife 

 near Br.phagium, and difchargcd itfelf in the river Alpheus. 

 Paufanias. 



BUPHONIA, from (Jh,-, o.v, -inA^p-j'iri, Jlaushter,\n An- 

 tiquity, an Atlienian feall or ceremony, denominated from a 

 bullock (lain therein with quaint formahties. 



The buphonia was properly a part or appendage of the 

 ceremony of diipolia. 



For the origin of the buphonia we are told it was forbid- 

 den by the laws of Attica to kill an ox : but it once hap- 

 pened, at the feall of the diipolia, that an ox eat the corn, 

 others fay the cakes, which had been dreffed for the facri- 

 fice. Thaulon the priefl, enraged at this, prefently killed 

 him, and fled for it. On which the Athenians, fearing the 

 rcfcntment of ih- gods, and feigning themfelves ignorai t 

 who had committed the faft, brought the bloojy axe befo-'j 

 the judges, v/here it was fokmuly arraigned, tried, found 

 guilty, and condemned. And, in memory of this event, 

 a feail was inftituted under the denomination of buphonia. 

 In which it was ftill cullomary for the pried to fly, and 

 judgment to be given about the (laughter of the ox. 



BUPHTHALMUM, in Botany, (from 0ou;, bull, and 

 »$e»A/*05, eye) Linn. gen. 97;. Schreb. 1331. Juff, 186. 



Encyc. " Leaves linear-lanceolate, filky, obleurely toothed 

 about the middle ; item flirubby." Sinilar to tiie preceding 

 but fmaller, and of a more filvery appearance. Leaves nar- 

 rower, and without teeth at tiieir bafe. Flowers yellow, 

 terminal, I'oiitary. Cj/yx-fcales ovate ; femiflorets fcarcely 

 extending beyond the calyx. La Marck, from a living 

 plant. Found by Dombey in Peru. 3. B. arborefcens. Dill. 

 Elt. Tab. 38. fig. 43. Plum. fp. tab. 106. f. 2. " Leaves 

 oppofite, lanceolate, without teeth, thick, orten." La 

 Marck. An ever-green fhrub. Stems two or three feet 

 high. Leaves oppofite, connate, lanceolate, narrowed at 

 their bafe, very entire, entirely green and gloffy. Flowers 

 yellow, terminal, folitary ; femiflorets fhort ; calyx-fcales, 

 large and fmooth. La Marck, from a living plant. 4. B. 

 repens Linn. Hon. Clif. 44 (Verbelina mutica fpec. plant, i 

 but not Chryfanthemum humile of Plumier) " Leaves oppo- 

 fite, felTile, three-lobcd ; fteaj creeping." Stem jointed, 

 producing at its joints fmall fibrous roots, and 11;raight, 

 leafy, flower-bearing branches. Leaves oppii; e, fefTile, 

 broad toward their fummit, irregularly toothed, with three 

 fharp-pointed lobes. Flowers yellow, folitary, terminal. 

 La Marck. Native of South America. 5. B. durum Linn. 

 " Leaves alternate, lanceolate, very entire ; Ite.-n fcinewhat 

 fhrubby." Root perennial. Stem a little woody, branched 

 near the top. Leaves alternate, oblong, entire, narrowed 

 at their bafe, a little broader towards the fummit, and ter- 

 minated by a fliort point. Flowers Iciniinal, lolitary. 

 CalyxA<:?isKi rather large. La Marck. A native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. 6. B. fericeum. Linn. Jan. Sup. 

 " Leaves oppofite, crowded, fpatulace ohlong, filky ; 

 calyx-fcalesbriltle-fliaped, (haggy ; fl.em wood)." Branches 

 thick, woody, covered with the marks of former leave?. 



Leaves 



