CHAPTER 
Hi. 
A DESCRIPTION OF THE BEASTS, BIRDS, FISH, REPTILES, 
AND INSECTS, 
WITH OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS OF NATURAL HISTORY, 
ON THE ISLAND OF BOMBAY, AND OTHER 
FARTS OF HINDOSTAN. 
Pauca haec vidimus operum Dei, multa abscondita majora his ! 
Paraphrased extempore ly Marv Knowles. 
But few, though wondrous, are the works we see 
That manifest the hidden Deity ! 
Of his full glory but a glimpse is given. 
Nor can we reach the climax of high heav r en ! 
A germ unfolded is the soul of man. 
Unable to contain creation’s plan; 
But when transplanted in celestial land. 
To the eternal sun it will expand ! 
Will endless flourish, fill’d by rays divine. 
And will in everlasting strength and beauty shine ! 
