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Germany; and is efl:eemed pretty good for the 
table. 
SARI GO Y. An appellation by which fome 
natiiralifts denominate the creature more ufually 
knov/n by the name of the opoffum. 
SARIO. A diftinftive appellation for the 
falmon in the middle ftate of it's growth; when 
it has pafled it's younger ftate, in which it is pro- 
perly ftiled falar; and not yet arrived at maturity, 
when it obtains the name of falmo. 
SASSOROLLA. A peculiar fpecies of pi- 
geon; called alfo columba rupicola, or the rock- 
pigeon. It is fhaped like the common pigeon, 
but fmaller; it's legs are red; and it's back is of a 
variegated grey colour. It appears to be the li- 
via of fome writers. 
SAVAGE, Sphex. A genus of flies defcribed 
by Hill: the diftinflive charafters of which are; 
that the mouth is formed of oblong jaws, without 
trunk or tongue; that the wings lie fmooth, and 
perfeftly even ; that the antlers have ten joints; 
and that the weapon at the tail is fur.plc, fharp, 
and hollow. No creature can difplay more pro- 
vident affcftion for it's young than this; nor is 
any fo favage as to employ fimilar means for this 
purpofe. The manner of living is different in 
the various fpecies, and fo is the general form of 
the body; but the eflcntial qualities appear innate, 
and inherent in all. 
They all agree in being the fierceft of the fly 
kind; for they will attack infefls much larijcr 
than themfelvcs. Their ftrength indeed is great; 
their jaws arc hard and fharp; and their ftings are 
armed with a poifon which fuddenly proves fatal 
to their opponents. The Savage feizes boldly on 
the creature it attacks, giving a ftroke with amaz- 
ing force, and then falling off to reft from the fa- 
tigue of the exertion, and to enjoy the vi6lory: 
however, it keeps a fteady eye on the objeft it has 
ftruck till it dies; and then drags it to it's neft, 
for the ufe of it's young. 
The number of infcfls which this creature de- 
ftroys is almoft beyond conception ; fifty fcarcely 
ferve for a fingle meal; and the mangled remains 
about the mouth of it's retreat fufficiently betray 
the fanguinary inhabitant. — The following are 
the two moft curious fpecies. 
Savage, Comb-Footed ; the Sphex Peflinipes 
of Linnaeus. The antlers of this fpecies are com- 
pofed of oval joints; the fore-feet are formed like 
combs; and the body is clofely united to the 
trunk. The head is of a chefnut colour; the eyes 
are blue; the antenna are brown; the trunk is 
black and nd the fcutcheon is grey. The 
body is fmooth and fliining, of a rufty iron co- 
lour, with bands of an orange yellow; the legs 
are of a blue grey ; the wings are of a pale brown ; 
and the fting, when protruded, is of a fine po- 
liflied brov/n. 
This infeft lives in caverns of the earth, in the 
fides of hills and cliffs, and in the mud walls of 
houfes. It lays it's eggs in it|^s cavern; and af- 
ter bringing a fufficient ftock of flaughtered in- 
fecfts to the fpot for the fupport of it's young 
when hatched, leaves them to their fate. 
Savage, Turner ; the Sphex Spirifex of Lin- 
nseus. The body of this infcft is united to the 
trunk by a long fmall thread ; the antlers are 
compofed of ten joints ; and the feet are jointed 
and hairy, each being furnifhed with two toes. 
The head is of a chefnut brown colour, with a 
tinge of blue; the eyes are black and large; the 
SAW 
feelers are blacklfh; and the antlers are of i 
ruddy brown hue. The trunk is of the colour 
of the antlers; the fcutcheon is yellow; and the 
thread which unites the two parts together i.<i 
like-wife of the fame hue. The body is ferrugi-. 
nous; the legs are partly brown, and partly yel- 
low; the wings are of a dufky brown hue; and 
the fting is yellow. 
This creature forms a clofe fplral retreat for it- 
felf in fome mud wall; at the mouth of which it 
comimonly watches for it's prey. The havock it 
makes among infefts is really incredible; and 
part of it's hiftory is ftrangely replete with horror. 
It lays it's eggs in the back of a living caterpil- 
lar; v/hich hatching, eat that creature up even 
while itfelf is feeding. 
SAVANNAH BIRD. A fi-nall American 
bird, about four inches long, and feven broad; 
with a fhort, thick, fliarp bill. The top of the 
head, together with the upper part of the neck 
and back, are of a dark brown colour mixed with 
whicifli and ruddy-coloured plumage; the lower 
part of the neck and the breaft are of a lighter 
brown, tending to the colour of ochre; the belly 
is white; and the feet are alfo whitilh. 
This bird never perches on trees, but fits on the 
ground like a lark. _ 
SAUEI... A Portuguefe appellation for a 
fpecies of fifh frequently caught on the coafts of 
China, called by the natives Xiyu. During the 
months of April and May, vaft numbers of them 
are taken in the river Kiang, near Nankin; when 
one of the moft honourable of the Emperor's eu- 
nuchs takes care to havefeveral veffels laden with 
them, which being put into the fliips alive, are 
buried as it v,^ere in ice provided for that purpofe; 
and in this manner preferved for the fummerpro- 
vifion of the court. 
SAVELIN. A truttaceous fi(h of the umbla 
or umbra kind, caught in the Danube and fome 
other large rivers. The back is black; the fides 
are marked with yellow fpots; the fcales are very 
finall ; and on the head there is a very remarkable 
feries of fpotted lines, running into a Angular 
figure, furrounding the eyes, and afterwards reach- 
ing to the angle of the gills. 
This fifli is commonly about one foot long; 
fometimes weighs from fix to eight pounds; and 
is much efteemed for it's fine flavour. 
SAURUS. An appellation given by fome 
ichthyologifts to the lacertus or longer gar-fifh ; 
called aguglia imperiale by the Italians, and gir- 
rock by Englifli fiihermen. 
Saurus is alfo ufed by Salvian and fome other 
writers to fignify a fifh of the cuculus kind, re- 
fembling the miackerel both in figure and tafte, and 
more ufually ftiled the trachurus. 
SAW-FISH ; the Squalus Priftis of LinnjEus. 
A fifh which receives it's Englifli name from the 
figure of it's fnour, refembling a large toothed 
faw. According to the Artedian fvftem, it is a 
fpecies of fqualus ; and is diftinguiihed from the 
other fpecies of the fame genus by the appellation 
of the fqualus with a long, pointed, and flatted 
fnout, dentated on each fide. 
From it's prodigious magnitude, this fifn has 
been accounted, though improperly, a fpecies of 
whale ; for it is in reality of the fame genus with 
the galerus or l ound-fifh. The back is afli-co- 
loured ; and the belly is white. The head is cor- 
diform, and flatted; the mouth is placed far be- 
low the end of the fnout, and in the upper parr of 
the 
