ASS, 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Equus Asinus. E. pedibus solidungulis, cauda extremitate setosa^ 
cruce nigra (mari) supra humeros. 
Hoofs solid, the end of the tail furnished with 
long hairs, a black cross on the shoulders of 
the male, 
Equus auriculis longis flaccidis, juba brevi. Briss. 
Quadr. 70. 
Ass. . . . Sm. Buff. v. 3. p. 398. pi. 12. Penn. Hist. 
Quadr. v. 1. p. 8. Bep\ Quadr. p. 17. Shaw 
Gen. Zool. 2. pi. 216. 
PASSAGE OF THE ANDES. 
These stupendous mountains, running almost the 
whole length of South America, may literally be 
said to hide their heads ip the clouds : the storms 
often roll, and the thunders burst, beneath their 
summits ; which, though exposed to the rays of the 
sun, in the very centre of the torrid zone, are co- 
vered with everlasting snows. The manner in which 
the asses descend the precipices of these Alps is 
truly astonishing. In the passes of the mountains 
there are often on one side steep eminences, and on 
the other frightful abysses ; and as these generally 
follow the direction of the mountain, the road, in- 
