FAL 
i-allus. It is of the coregonous kindj and Artedi 
diftinguifhes it by the upper jaw being longeft, and 
the back-fin containing twenty-three bones. In 
(jermany it is called afch ; and, in Italy, temello. 
ESOX. A genus of fifties of the clafs of abdo- 
minales in the Linnasan fyftemj the charafters of 
which are, that they are of the malacopterygious 
kind; that the branchioftege membrane contains 
from feven to twelve bones; that the body is ob- 
long; and that the dorfal fin is fmall, and placed 
near the tail. Linnseus enumerates nine fpecies of 
this genus, and Artedi only three. 
EWE. The female of the fheep kind. 
EXACTIS. An appellation given to a fpecies 
of ftar-fifh of the more branchiferous kind. 
EXOC^TUS. A genus of fifties of the or- 
der of abdominales in the Linngean fyfliem; and, 
in the Artedian, of the malacopterygious or foft- 
finned kind. The characters are thefe: the bran- 
chiofl:ege membrane contains ten bones, four of 
■which are broad, and covered by the opercula of 
the gills; the peCloral fins are very long; the dor- 
fal fin is placed near the tail; and the fcales are 
large. There are only two fpecies of this ge- 
nus. 
EXORMISTOS. An ancient appellation for 
a fpecies of the petromyzon, the lampetra fluviati- 
lis, called in England the lampern. Artedi diftin- 
guifties this fifti by the name of the petromyzon 
with only one feries of finall teeth in the verge 
of the mouth, and a few diminutive ones below. 
See MusTELA, Lampetra, and Petromyzon. 
EXOS. A name given by Gefner and Ronde- 
letius to the fifti commonly called the hufo, or 
ichthyocollis pifcis. It is properly a fpecies of the 
accipenler; and is diflringuiflied from the common 
FAL 
ft:urgeon by being defl;itute of tubercles. See Ac- 
cipenser. 
EXQUIMA. A kind of monkey, very com- 
mon on the coaft: of Guinea. The hair on the 
back, which is of a reddifti brov/n colour, appears 
as if finged, and is interfperfed with white fpots ; 
the belly and chin are entirely white, and from 
the latter depends a beautiful fnow-white beard 
about the length of two fingers. When this ani- 
mal is irritated, it draws back it's lips; and, expof- 
ing it's teeth, fliuts it's jaws very nimbly, and 
chatters remarkably loud. It is a very aflive crea- 
ture, and fubfifl:s on fruits and roots. 
Another fpecies of this monkey is found in Gui- 
nea, of the fame fize as the former, and of a black- 
ifti brown colour on the greatefl; part of the body ; 
but the belly is a blueifti grey, and the tail is fome- 
what tawny. The mouth and nofe are blue; the 
cheeks are adorned with a great number of yellow 
hairs cluft:ered together like thofe which compofe 
the beard of the goat ; and the legs and feet are 
v/holly black. This is alfo a very fprightly, fport- 
ive animal. 
There is likewile a third variety of the Exqui- 
ma, but much fmaller than either of the former. 
The colour of this creature is an admixture of 
brown, yellow, and grey: the head is llimall; and 
it has neither tail nor beard. 
EYE -SUCKER. A fmall marine infear, 
fometimcs found adhering by it's fnout to the eye 
of the fprat, from which circumft;ance it receives 
it's name. It is about three inches in length, of 
which the head occupies one quarter. The body, 
which is fomewhat thicker than a hog's briftle, is 
of a lively green colour. 
EYE, GOLDEN. See Duck, Golden-Eyed, 
F. 
ABER. The claftlcal appellation of the 
doree. 
FACETAMUS. A kind of lizard known at 
Rome and Naples by the name of the tarantula. 
FAITIERE. A fpecies of fliell-fifli fo termed 
by the French on account of it's fhape, which 
refembles the 'roof of a houfe; and, by claftlcal 
authors, called concha imbricata. This fhell, which 
is of the bucardium or ox-heart kind, has feven lon- 
gitudinal ribs and a great number of tranfverfe la- 
minse; fo that it bears a fliriking fimilitude to the 
rafters and crofs-beams of a houfe. 
FALCINELLUS. See Fascinellus. 
FALCON. A difl:ina genus of birds of the 
hawk kind in the Linnaean fyfl:em; the charac- 
ters of which are, that the bill is ftrong and 
hooked; that the bafe is covered with a cere or 
naked flcin ; and that the head is feathered, and the 
tongue bifid. 
Linnaeus claft^es no lefs than thirty-two fpecies 
under this genus ; among which are the eagle, the 
buzzard, the hawk, and the lanner. 
Falconry was once the favourite amufement of 
our anceftors; and perfons of rank feldom made 
their appearance without their hawks perched on- 
their hands; which, in ancient paintings, are the 
criterions of nobility. Harold, one of the ancient 
kings of England, and who, before his elevation to 
the throne, went on a moft: important embafly into 
Normandy, is drawn in an old bafs-relief as em- 
barking for that country with a bird on his fift and 
a dog under his arm ; and, in an ancient pifture of 
Henry VI. one of his courtiers is reprefented in 
the fame attitude. In thofe early times, it was 
thought fufficient for the fons of noblemen to wind 
the horn, and carry their hawks properly; the ac- 
complifliments of literature being left to thofe who 
had their fortunes to acquire. Indeed, this diverfion 
was in fuch high efteem among the nobility all 
over Europe, that Frederic, Emperor of Germany, 
did not think it beneath his dignity to write a trea- 
tife on that fubjeft. The expences attendant on 
this fport were very confiderable. In the time of the 
old Welfti princes, the king's falconer was the 
fourth officer in the fl:ate; but, notwithft:anding his 
honourable appointment, he was interdidted fwal- 
lowing more than three draughts of beer daily from 
his horn, left being thereby intoxicated, he ftiould 
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