riiairlnabunaiiabetjVtWHoriischalegitiquanquaantiquibriedio Istnabinjqu^apudSoiinu quGq;extatcap.35. 

 tefteHermGlao per n.in tirie.Strabo lib.i6.camelbpardalin liocrK^y,o(.t& fcribit,id eft pecudem vel ouem,i< %e/<^v, 

 id cfl non f eram,qu od ingenij feri n6 (It. Hac ratidne in Plinio lcgendu,ouis,non ferx^vt poft ouis diftinguatur^ 

 fckferaaccipiatUrllibflantiue. PorroPlinij verbah:£ccameloruni^quafimilitudoinduotransfertur animalia, 

 cu folius camclopardaiisjcui cameh fimiUtudo coueniat.raentio fuWungatur,dbfcurafunt: Pra^ter camelo par- 

 dalin quidt iir athiocamelurtl auem fcimus a fnnilitudine cameli di(51:a,fed nulla hic eius mcntio^fortaifis de equ6 

 &bouePlihiiisintelligivoluit:huiccnimcruribus,illicolIofmiili3eft. Camelopardi riafcuntur ex his duobus^a 1» 

 quibus liomc habent:camelis minores,& breuiores cdlIo,capiteioculis,cblore,pilis,pardi fimilcs: Vnguk fiflura 

 cademqusecameIi,caudaloligavtpardi,Diodoriislib.5.BibhothdntcrpretePogio,fedGrxcum exemplar.infpi- 

 ciendumeft,habeat:C^dadcaudam,Oppianusparuameitribuitvtmox fubijciam. 



Oppianus lib.^.de Venatione, camelapardali u {%o^iAv\i\a}v otilxov e^dog,<pou^^ov,ly.^oiv,inSunv -^P^W) valde raniratur: 

 & eius defcriptidnem accuratdm ihftihiit.quam nos ita contiertimus r Camelopardajis mixtam ex pardaU& ca- 

 melo naturam habct.Corpus ei varium,rr s-i':tollum oblongum,aures exigux:capLit ctiam paruum, (^|.iAov;) pe- 

 dcslongi, veftigia (rr>^^^J iata,fed crurum & pcdum inaquaiis rtienfura eft, raaior (altior) multd prioribus, rai- 

 hor pdlteridribu$,qui humilcs & 3^ Ari^-^^nisKi eft ad terr^m ic fubmittentibus fimiles funt. A medio capite iuxta 

 aures vtrinq; in temporibus binae emiiicntia: icu tubcra,vduti cornua exilia (o^:SAyi;^ccl-Kt^cqou) reda procedunt, 

 6s eimediocre(c;i^/ucv)&teneruravtcerui:dcntesparui&aIbivciinq;:oculifplcndidi,cau4aparua\^^ Velbcibus- 

 capreolis(4o.>c<:6/ai^;,ceruis,Gdlius) &nigrisin extreraitate pilishirfuta. Heliodorus Hb.io. Acthiopica; hi- 

 ftoriaecamelopardalin degantiirimcdcpingit,nositaconuertiraus:AxidmitiruicgatiHydafpi regi Aethiopuni 

 intr^rcs:tcraperegrinum&:mirabilisnatur^animaldonabant:cuiproceritas&altitudocamelierat;pdlis color 

 iiQriaisvariusmaculis,:pW^:partcspofteriores&infrailia humilcs&leoninzformx anteriores vero circa ar- 

 mos & pcftus,& pedespriorcs,alriorcs multo quam prd c^terarum partium portionc. Collum gracilc,& licet i 

 rciiquocorpdrecraft"oprocedens,adcanini(«V>cvVe,cv (?>x^uy;x^ , vthabentlibriimprclTi: Pohtianuslegit xvKveiov, 

 nuodpraefero) veloloriHipotiusgutturismodum definebat.Gaputforma quidemcameH (Politianus hxc non 

 ■ . r^i .,;^„,i;r.^^f>rr» n^iiilr» m.iiori ciuam dupla adftruthiocameU caput. Oculis tanquam pidis <3<?)5aA~ 



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batalternis,fedalterutrafimuhvtdextrapariterambo,indcfiniftra(^V^^;y,ideftiuna:um:hccnimlegcndum,& 

 ftatim -^ipcawe^^-^ ^6C^^~) ita vt vtrun q; latus cum fuis pedibus fimul totum loco moueretur.Trahenti autem 

 regcntiq^magiftrotamfaciie&manfuctum fcdabat,vt tcnui funiculo capiti drcumuoluto,pro illius arbitrio 

 QifomoX&quocunq;velktageretur,nonminusacfirobuftiffimovinculodua:umfaiifet,Ha;cHelioddrus: cx 

 miotranftulcrunthunclocum,Angelus PolitianusMifcdIaneis,&PetrusGyniusin Adianofuo,vtriq.;in fuis 

 tranflationib.us rcprchendendi.Dion Prufenfis Komanx hiftorije Ub.43. Casfarem hanc primo populo Romano 

 lpcdandamdediirecom:Tiemdrat:&addit,excetcrisquidcpartibuscamelumviderit:cruraverodifpariahabere, 

 nam pofteribfannonbus breuiorafunt,vtadunibus,quafi cofcenfionis gradus,dus excdfirafleuiterattollatur, 

 corpusq;reliqu{icxcelfumprioribugcrunbusfuftineatur. ColorefimiUcer raaculofo vt panthcra diftinguitur. 

 ApudHkperiosAethiopestumaliid-crsECumcamcIopardalesgignuntur, Scrabo lib.i7.itelib.i^).rnijsIocis (in- 4 

 quit,circamarerubrum puto)Gamdopardales nafcuntur,nuliacum pardalifimilitudinehabentes.CoIoris cnim 

 varietatehinliulofimillimaeft,virgatispilisdiftinao: poftedoraquoq; humiUorafuntanterioribus, vt acauda 

 federcvidcatur,adbouisaltitudui£.Anteriora vcrocruraacameU cruribusn6fupcrantur,collumreaueft-, &ia 

 altum aue6tum,vercice pauio fablimiorem camdo habet,vnde propter hanc incommenfurationcm,ncc tantam 

 cderitatehabcrceampuco,quanuidixit Artcmidorus,quieamexcencntefacit. Atnecfcracft,>jpJov: fed pecus, 

 /3^(m,j^i4.IdttUtemficacdpio,moribuscampecuduinftar placidisearumq^ritu/Sifws^-idefthcrbis&frondibus' 

 pkci,ho^ini&alijsanimaUbusinnoxiu.CamelosIndicascoiorcfimilespardalibusPaufaniasinfpeftaculisRo- 

 manoruiri fibi vifas fcribitinBoeotids.ego noaUas quam camdopardales inteiligo. Camdopardalisregionisil- 

 liu'sTub«quinoaialiadoiaente&meridiem)eftfobolcs,qu9quidealijspartibusceruimagnitudincrcfert,pro.- 

 ceritatcautecamcIicorpLisimitatur:collumlongiffimu&rcUquafcorporisproportioni & couenicntix minimc 5* 

 refpondes,in aUii crediLi gcftat:& peilc tota afummo capite ad tmos pedes verficolore, quam jpxime ad pardalini 

 accedit,pedesq;priores pofterioribusaltioreshabet,Niccph.Caliiftus. Animal eft (inqtlo.Leo Afdcanusjadeo 

 fyluatic^ vt raro videatur, in iyluis acdefertislatct,hominuconfpea:ufiigit,quanqua no eftmagnx vdodtatis, 

 capite camdu refert, auribus boue,pedibus. Parua tantu & recens nata a venatori bus capitur.Georgiani regni 

 1ricokaflerutCaradopardaliininvalUbusquibufdafua;regionis inucniri, Paul.Iouius. NihdhabetcameUpter 

 colium.N6vnusomnibLiscolor,&c.Caputceruinu,corn!culacaprcoU.Lingua purpurea,penetripedaUs, teres, 

 teherbas&frondeslegittatacderitatcvt oculospcne fallat. CoHuraadi^pcdiaperungitaltitudine.antcnora 

 cruraaUquato j)ceriora quam qux Equimaximi:poftcriora valde breuia, vt d dorfjm dccliue fit ad dunes , quas 

 aftridashabctjvt Afinus^cuius etiacaudamfuacaudarefcrt.Cocralaciftimo peci:orceft,HjecScahgcr. Gyrapha, 

 ideftcamdopardalinLaurentloMedidaSultanoAcgyptiodonatam,itahalongopoftvidittemporc, Egnatius. <S 

 'Hocanimal paucisanteannisinHetruriavidimus,quoaarcgeTun!s(magnoSultan0 Pauluslouius) cx Africa 

 Laurentio Mcdici dono miflum fuerat,Raph.VolatcrranLis.Diucrfum cofufa gcnus panthcra camelQ,Horatii}« 

 iacpiftola ad Augufturn:qua enim vocaraus panthera,Gr^d pardalin. M. Varro in libro dclinguaLatinaad Ci- 

 ceronc,Camdus (inquit) fuo nomine.Syriaco,inLatiu venit, vt Alexadreacamdopardalisnupcraddu(^a, quod 

 cratfiguravtcamdus,maculisvtpanthera: Camdopardalin Lauretio MedidmiflammiradfiimushaberecoF- 

 iiicula,quanquamaserat,quoniade his nihilhaaenusin vetcribusmemorijslegeramus, donecHeliodori fupcr 

 liacre verbalegimus.CentuGordiani prindpis ludis exhibitas fcras oues accepimus, audore CapitoUno :PoIi- 

 tianus,VidcturautfcrasoucscamdopardaIcsexponere:dcquGndubitefadtpartimipfe Capitolinusg.aUoIo- 

 cocamelopardalosdeccfubGoraianoRomefuiflcia4bic:partimquoniaaIiasoucsferasnouimus,dequib.alia^^ 

 Giraffis &damis cornua cadunt,Bdlonius. GiralTatjLcones, Leopardi, onagni, in prouincia Abafi^ nafcuntur, 

 Paul.Venetws. Orafius antcriori parte altus , yaldc eminet,ita vt extcnfo capitc viginti cubltorum altitudinem 7. 



