(530 
found in his Maw the Sea- herb, Farec, $. inches long, and a Fiji) 
of the like length without head, fcales, skin and guts, all being 
wafted but the mufculous ftefh, which remained entire. 
Fifthly , Thefuperiour part of his great Gut had this peculiar, 
that inftead of the ufual circumvolutions of Guts, the cavity of 
this was divided tranfverfly by many partitions, confiding of the 
membranes of the Gut turned inwards, and in the figure of a Vice, 
like Snail-(hels, or winding Stairs. 
Sixthly , His Spleen was double 9 his Liver divided into two 
Lobes 5 the Gall found to have more of bitter than fewer : the 
Jfte-art^ without a Pericardium , as bigas a Hensegge* the Head 
almoft nothing but a mafs of Flefh, very little Brains in it, and 
that which was there, having very few meanders or windings : the 
Byes, bigger than thofe of an Oxe , only half-fpherical, flat before 9 
the Sclerotica formed like a Cup, very thin, but very hard 5 the 
Cornea very tender and fofc $ the Chryfiallin perfectly fpherical 9 
the Vuea grayifh 9 the Choroides of the fame colour, and pierced, 
for the production of the Retina^ by a very large hole: the bot- 
tom of this Choroides had that luftre of Mother of Pearl, which is 
found in Terriflrial Animals, but with lefs vivid colours : and the 
Retina was alfo (freaked with very apparent fanguineous Veflfeis. 
TheObfervables in the Lyon were, 
In general, that for outward (hape, and the conftitution of ma- 
ny parts, as the Claws , T eeth^Eyes^ Longue, (befides thelikenefs 
of the Vifcera) ' a Lyon refembles very much a Cat . 
In particular, an admirable ftrudture of his Claws h a peculiar 
fh'ape and pofition of his Teeth 5 a very ftiffe Neck h a mighty 
rough and (harp Tongue, having points like claws both for hard- 
nefs add (hape. Eyes very clear and bright, even after death, which 
without clofing the Eye-lids, Lyons can cover with a thick and 
blackifli membrane, placed towards the great Angle, which by 
railing itfelfand reaching towards the final! Angie, can extend it 
felf over the whole Cornea , as tis in Birds , but efpecially in Cattst 
The reverfe of the anterior Vvea, whefc it lyes over the chryfiallin , 
is altogether black : the chryfiallin very flat, and its greateft con- 
vexity, which is not ufual, inks anterior part,as tis in Cats: the J- 
queus humour very plentifull , equalling almoft the fix t part ot 
the Fitreous, which plenty was judged to be the caufe of the bright- 
nefs, that remains in the eyes after death. 
