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fell at Mecca, and from whence they were after exported to 

 India. He faid that he had endeavoured to bring three of 

 them, two of which had efcaped by gnawing holes in the 

 cage, I kept this for feveral months at my country-houfe 

 near Algiers, that I might learn its manners. T made fede- 

 ral drawings of it, particularly one in water-colours of its 

 natural fize, which has been the original of all thofe bad 

 copies that have fince appeared. Having fatisfied myfelf of 

 all particulars concerning it, and being about to leave Al- 

 giers, I made a prefent of him to Captain Cleveland, of his 

 majefly's fhip Phoenix, then in that port, and he gave him 

 to Mr Brander, Swedifh conful in Algiers. A young man,. 

 Balugani, of whom I have already fpoken, then in my fer- 

 vice, in which, indeed, he died, allowed himfelf fo far to be 

 furprifed, as, unknown to me, to trace upon oiled paper a 

 copy of this drawing in water-colours, juft now mentioned. 

 This he did fo fervilely, that it could not be miilaken, and 

 was therefore, as often as it appeared, known to be a 

 copy by people* the lead qualified to judge in thefe matters. 

 The affectation of the pofture in which it was fitting, the 

 extraordinary breadth of its feet, the unnatural curve of 

 the tail, to fliew the black part of it, the affected manner of 

 difpofmg its ears, were all purpofely done, to Ihew particular 

 details that I was to defcribe, after the animal itfelf fliould. 

 be loft, or its figure, through length of time, fhould be lefs- 

 frefh in my memory. 



Doctor Sparman, with his natural dullnefs, and a dif- 

 ingenioufnefs which feerns partly natural, partly acquired, 



and- 



* Sparman, vol, II. p. 186, 



