ABYSSINIAN HY^NA. 
The Abyssinian Hysna, or Hyiena ^thio- 
piciis of naturalists, was first figured and de- 
scribed by Mr. Bruce : who has given a disserta- 
tion on Hyssnas in general ; and assures us, 
that most of the animals which have been com- 
pared with it, are six times smaller. *' The 
want," says he, *' of a critical knowledge 
in the Arabic language, and of Natural His- 
tory at the same time, has in some measure 
been the occasion of this among the moderns. 
Bochart discusses the several errors of the an- 
cients with great judgment; and the Count De 
Buffon, in a very elegant and pleasant manner, 
has nearly exhausted the whole. I do not 
think, there is any one, that hath written of 
this animal, who ever saw the thousandth part 
of them that I have. They were a plague, in 
Abyssinia, in every situation, both in the city 
and in the field; and, I think, surpassed the 
Sheep in number. Gondar was full of them, 
from the time it turned dark till the dawn of 
day ; seeking the different pieces of slaughtered 
carcases^ 
