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hair, "except on the belly, where it is yellowifh ; 
and the rump is large, callous, and red. This 
animal grows to the height of three or four feet, 
and is a native of moft parts of Africa and the 
Eaft. 
CYNOGLOSSUS. A fifli common in the 
Mediterranean feas. It very much refembles the 
foal, but it's llefli is neither fo delicate nor fo well- 
fiavoured. 
CYNOGI.UCOS. An appellation given by 
the ancients to an animal partaking of the fiiape 
both of the dog and the wolf, and fuppofed to be 
generated between thefe two creatures. 
CYNOMUIA. The claffical name of the 
dog-fiy. See Dog-Fly. 
CYPRiEA. A genus of univalves, called alfo 
porcellana, or cowries; and fomiCtlmes venerea, 
from their being peculiarly dedicated to Venus, 
who was faid to have endowed a fhell of this kind 
with the powers of a remora, fo as to impede the 
courfe of the fhip which was fent by Periander, 
the tyrant of Corinth, with orders for the caftra- 
tion of the young nobility of Corcyra. 
Shells of the Cypraea genus are generally femi- 
ovai, having their mouths placed in their flat part; 
their fpires are not externally vifible, the revolu- 
tions being performed within the body of the Ihell ; 
the aperture, or mouth, is a narrow opening, or 
vent, running the entire length of the fliell the 
lips, which are near each other, are broad, turning 
inwards, and ferrated ; and the two ends or extremes 
on the upper-part are very prominent. At one 
extreme there appears a wry gutter, or opening, 
iike the mouth of a foal ; the other extreme has 
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alfo a gutter, but perpendicularly placed ; and neai' 
it, in fome fjpecies, there is another protuberance^ 
formed like a fmall rude clavicle or turban. 
Thefe fhells are extremely numerous ; and moll 
of the fpecies are very beautifully coloured and po- 
liflied, which emtellilhments they i-eceive froni 
nature altogether unaffifted by art. They are ge- 
nerally found round the fhores of iflands, in their 
recent or living ftate, in almoft etery country of 
the world. 
CYPRIANUS. An Ariftotelian appellation 
for the carp. 
CYPRINUS. A very extenfive genus of 
fiihes, in the Artedian fyftem; the chara6lers of 
v/hich are thefe : the branchioftege membrane on 
each fide contains three bones ; the whole mouth 
is fmooth, and deftitute of teeth ; but, pretty low 
in the jaws, there are two hard and ferrated bones, 
which fupply the place of teeth, and oppofite to 
thefe there is a foft ov^al bone correfponding v/ith 
them; and the air-bladder, which appears as if tied 
in the middle, is thus divided into two parts. 
This fifli is of the malacopterygious kind ; and 
the two jaws are ufually of the fame lengthy but 
fometimes the lower one is the longeft. Of this 
genus are the barbel, bleak, bream, carp, chub, 
gudgeon, roach, and tench. In the Linnsan fyf- 
tem, this is a genus of abdominales. 
CYPRINUS LATUS. A name given by 
many authors to the common bream. 
CYPRUS BIRD. A common name for the 
atricapilla, or black cap; a linall bird very com- 
mon in the ide of Cyprus^ and not unufual in Eng- 
land. See Black Cap. 
AB. A fmall filli of the pleurone^les kind, 
in the Linnjean fyftem, called by fome na- 
turalifls palTer afper and limanda. 
The Dab-fifh, which is flat, and fuperior in 
flavour to the common plaife, though inferior in 
fize, is covered with fmall fcales, very rough at 
their extremities, as if ferrated; and the eyes, which 
are placed on the right fide, are very near each 
otlier. It is generally of an uniform brown colour 
on the upper fide, though fometimes lhaded with 
a darker; the lower fide is white; and the lateral 
line is very much incurvated at the beginning, but 
afterwards proceeds ftraight to the tail. This fifli, 
which is fuppofed to be in it's higheft perfedlion 
during the months of February, March, and April, 
Ipav/ns in May and June, and remains flabby and 
watery during the reft of the feafon. 
Dab, Smear. This fifh refembles the former, 
and it's flefh is equally delicious. It grows to 
about a foot and a half in length, and at the wideft 
part meafures about eleven inches between fin 
and fin. The head is very fmall; the eyes are 
placed pretty near each other; and the mouth is 
full of fmall teeth. The dorfal fin, which rifes 
near the mouth, and extends within a Ihort fpace 
of the tail, confifts of feventy-nine rays ; the lateral 
line is much incurvated for the two firft: inches 
from it*s origin, and then proceeds ftraight to the 
tail ; the back is covered with fmall fmooth fcales 
of a light brown colour, fpotted obfcurely with 
yellow; and the beliy is white, and marked wklv 
five large duflcy fpots. 
D ABU API. An Arabian appellation for the 
hysena. 
DACE, or DARE. The cyprinus leucifcus 
of Linn^us. This fifli refembles the chub in it's 
fhape; but is fmaller and whiter, and has a lefs head 
in proportion to it's body. Like the roach, it is gre- 
garious ; frequents the fame places ; breeds prodi- 
gioufly; and is extremely vivacious, fporting with 
it's companions during the fummer feafon near the 
furface of the water in a very frolickfome manner. 
The head of this fifli is fmall ; the irides are of a pale 
yellow colour ; and the body is flender, and feldom 
exceeds ten inches in length, though fome natu- 
ralifts make mention of one which weiglied a pound 
and a half. Like the reft of the leather-mouthed 
fiflies, it has no teeth in it's jaws, but only in it's 
throat; the back is dufky, with a caft of yellowifli 
green; the fides and belly are filvery; the dorfal 
fin is duflcy; the ventral, anal, and caudal fins,- are 
red; and the tail is extremely forked. 
The Dace is in the higheft fealbn during the 
months of April and May; but, being rather coarfe 
and infipid, it is very little efteemed. However, it 
affords the expert angler great diverfion , for it will 
bite at any fly, though it is particularly fond of the 
ftone caddis, or May- fly. Indeed, in warm wea- 
ther, this fifh feldom refufes a fly at the furface of 
the ftream; but, during the cold months, the bait 
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