. La biblioteca del naturalista; contenente descrizioni scientifiche e popolari di uomo, quadrupidi, uccelli, pesci, rettili e insetti; . ai vagabondanti arabi, e al jackal e iena, che si disperse tra queste rovine dopo il tramonto, per cercare acqua nei serbatoi deserti. Raramente fa il più hyenamolest il viaggiatore in queste solitudes; ma la sua urla, o l'incontro del suo occhio feroce e sollen, è sempre allarmante. Il capitano Beechey dice, anche se eravamo stati molto frequentemente disturbati da hyenas, non abbiamo trovato che la familiarità con la loro urla, o la loro presenza, potrebbe rendere l'approccio theirnear

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. The naturalist's library; containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects; . to the wandering Arab, and to the jackal and hyaena, who stray amongst these ruins after sunset, to search for water at the deserted reservoirs. Seldom does the hyaenamolest the traveller in these solitudes ; but his howl, or the encounter ofhis fierce and sullen eye, is always alarming. Captain Beechey says, although we had very frequently been disturbed by hyaenas, we neverfound that familiarity with their howl, or their presence, could render theirnear approach an unimportant occurrence ; and the hand would instinctivelyfind its way to the pistol, before we were aware of the action, Avhenevereither of these interruptions obtruded themselves closely upon us, either bynight or by day. Such encounters are generally without any fatal results, if the man does not commence the attack. The hyaena sets up a howl, anddoggedly walks away, with his peculiar limping motion, which gives himan appearance of lameness, but when he is attacked, his resistance is a?fierce as it is obstinate. THE LION.i. The outward form of the lion seems to speak the superiority of hi& in-ternal qualities. His figure is striking, his look confident and bold, hisgait proud, and his voice terrible. His stature is not overgrown, like thatof the elephant, or the rhinoceros ; nor is the shape clumsy, like that of thehippopotamus, or the ox. He is in every respect compact and well-propor-tioned, a perfect model of strength joined with agility. 1 Felis Leo, Lin. The genus Felis has six upper and six lower incisors; two upper andiwo lower canines ; eight or six upper and six lower molars; five toes on the fore feethind feet tetradactyle; nails retractile ; head short; four molars on each side of the upperaw, the last tuberculous and very small; three in the lower jaw ; ears pointed. 164 MAMMALIA—LION. His force and muscular power he manifests outwardly by his prodigiourleaps

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