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Tcllow bread; that with hrovm whigs and a black 
belly; the Water Beetle with a round body, mark- 
ed with ten Irreaks on the cafes of the wings ; the 
oval-bodied Water Beetle, with the cafes of the 
Vv'ings and the breaft black, and the head and legs 
reddifh; and the brown oval Water Beetle, with 
reddifh legs, head and breaft. 
Beetle, Stinking. This fpecies obtains the 
name of tenebrio among naturalifts, from the cir- 
cumftance of it's hating the light. It is a pretty 
large infed, entirely of a coal-black colour; the 
legs and thighs are flender; and the feelers are 
compofed of pretty long joints, except the laft, 
which is roundifn; the breaft has a rim on it, and 
is marked with fmall fpots. The animal walks 
very (lowly; and, during the day-time, conceals it- 
felf in the deep holes of dunghills. It has a nau- 
feous filthy fmcll, which even affefts thofe places 
where it is found ; and it feems to be of a very foli- 
tary nature, as two of them are feldom difcovered 
together. 
Beetle, Tenebrio Black, with the cafes of 
the wings rounded behind. This is a pretty large 
animal; the back is flightly prominent; the head 
is fmall; the legs are long ; it is entirely of a fine 
deep-black colour, with a purpliih caft; and is fre- 
quently found in the hot-beds of gardens. 
Beetle, Tenebrio Black, with prominent 
jav;s. This infe£l is very little larger than the 
common fiy ; it's colour is a deep dull black ; it's 
legs are long ; and it's feelers are pretty long and 
(lender. It is commionly found on the haif-rotten 
branches of trees. 
Linnjeus informs us, that this infefl is furnifhed 
with fmall filiform feelers ; and that the fuperior 
part of the body, which appears like cafes of wings, 
IS clofely connedled, the animal being endrely dcf- 
titute of wings. 
Beetle, Oil. This infeft is called the pro- 
fcarabsus by Linnseus and Moufet. It is diftin- 
guiflied by having a foft body, of a duflsiy blue co- 
lour, with a fhining blackifh caft: it has two wings, 
or rather the rudiments of wings, on the fhoulders, 
which this infeft ufes much after the manner of 
the oftrich, to affift it in running, and not in flying. 
The circles which furround the backs and bellies 
of the young Oil Beetles are greeniih ; but thofe of 
the more adult are blue ; and, on the flighteft mo- 
tion or touch, it emits a kind of oil, not very dif- 
fimilar to liquid honey. 
Moufet informs us, that this infeft makes it's 
appearance only in May, or the beginning of 
June. Linnasus aflirms, that it's feelers are like 
fmall threads; that it has no wings; but that it is 
furniflied witliafort of cafes, about half the length 
of thofe members in others of the Beetle kind. 
Beetle, Mill. This infe£l has feelers like 
briftles, two horns on the tail, membranous cafes 
to the wings, and a roundifti and fomewhat com- 
prefied marginated breaft. It is of a deep iron- 
colour, approaching to black; the ftneld, v/hich 
lies over the breaft, is plain and oval; and the 
cafes of the wings are alfo of an oval fhape, but 
Ibmewhat ftiorter than the body, and a little tran- 
fparent : there are three ftreaks upon each, tlie 
middlemoft of which is raifed, and the more in- 
ward hollow and compreffed. On die tail there 
are two prickly feelers; and the legs are alfo prick- 
ly. The female has only the rudiments of wings, 
and their cafes. This infeft, which never appears 
during the day-time, is very common in mills, and 
the houfes of bakers. Linnseus calls it the blatto. 
To thefe fpecies of Beetles already defcribeds 
feverai others might be added which are referred 
to this genus ; but they differ confiderably in many 
particulars of their conform.ation, and totally in 
their names, 
BEEVE, SIBERIAN. This animal, which is 
of the cow-kind, is found in the country from 
which it receives it's name; and particularly in the 
vicinity of the Lake Baykal. The male has nei- 
ther horns nor mane, but only rough curled hair 
on the top of it's head; and it's tail is like that of 
a horfe : it's whole body, except it's legs and face, 
is covered with long ftraight hair ; fo that it bears 
but a very diftant refemblance to the cominon fpe- 
cies of neat cattle. 
Beeve Hog. This animal, which feems to be 
of a middle nature between a Beeve and a Hog, is 
of the height of an afs, but broader and thicker j 
it is of a whitifh dun or cream.-colour; the hair 
on the body is extremely thin, and rather refem- 
bles that of a hog than a cow : from the neck to 
the tail there is a row of briftles down the fpine of 
the back, but not fo ftrong as thofe of a hog; the 
tail is terminated with ftiiT briftles, and appears very 
much like that of an afs; the head is very long; 
the fnout, though approaching to that of the cow- 
kind; has a little fimilitude to the fnout of the hos:; 
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on the head there are two black flattifli horns, bend- 
ing inwards like a bow, and lying pretty clofe to the 
neck; it has no udder like a cow; but between 
the hind-legs there are two fmall teats which grow 
clofe to the body. 
This very fingular animal has been hitherto lit- 
tle noticed by naturaiifts. One of them was pub - 
licly exhibited in England a few years ago ; and 
though it's owners pretended that it came from 
the Eaft Indies, and that it's proper name was the 
bonafus, it was very unlike that animal. 
BEEVES. A general name for oxen. 
BEHEMOTH. A vaft animal mentioned in 
thefacred writings, about which interpreters are ex- 
tremely divided. 
BEISSKER. A name applied by Gefner, and 
fbme other naturaiifts, to the fifh commonly called 
muftela foiTilis, a fpecies of the cobitis,diftinguifhed 
by Artedi by the name of the blueifh cobitis with 
fine black longitudinal lines on each fide. Scho- 
nefeldt calls it the poecilia ; and Johnfon, the pifcis 
foffilis, 
BELAVE. A name given by fome of the an- 
cient naturaiifts to the acus Oppiani; in Englifh, 
the horn or gar-fifh. 
BELENNUS. A fmall anguilliform fea-filli, 
called by iome naturaiifts biennis. It's figure ap- 
proaches nearly to that of the Englifli bull-head, or 
miller's-thumb ; and is a very fcarce fpecies. 
BELL-ANIMAL. A name given by writers 
on microfcopical difcoveries to a minute animal 
found at the roots of the common duck- weed. It's 
body bears fome refemblance to a bell; and it is 
furnifliedwitha very long and flender tail, by which 
it affixes itfelf to the roots of thefe little plants. 
Thefe animals are ufually found in clufters, or 
bunches; thofe of the fame bunch have always 
a fimilar motion, very frequently contracting them- 
felves, and afterwards expanding to the full length 
of their tails ; 
BELL-POLYPE. A particular fpecies of 
polypus, the extremities of whofe ramifications re- 
femble bells . 
BELLICULT ; or, BELLIRICI MARINE 
A fpecies of fea-fhells of an umbilical figure; fome- 
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