VOL. VIII.

London:

PRINTED FOR THE PROPRIETOR,

AND SOLD BY H. D. SYMONDS, PATERNOSTER-ROW.

1807.

Gillet, Printer, Wild-court.

CONTENTS

OF

THE EIGHTH VOLUME.

Of Carnivorous Animals.

_Page_

_The Camel and the Dromedary_ 1

_The Buffalo, the Bonasus, the Aurochs, the Bison, &c._ 18

_The Zebu_ 58

_The Muflon and other Sheep_ 59

_The Axis_ 75

_The Tapir_ 83

_The Zebra_ 86

_The Hippopotamus_ 94

_The Elk and the Rein-Deer_ 117

_The Wild, Chamois, and other Goats_ 146

_The Saiga_ 172

_The Gazelles or Antelopes_ 173

_The Bubalus, and other Animals which have an affinity to the

Gazelles and Goats_ 204

_The Condoma_ 207

_The Guib_ 211

_The Grim_ 212

_The Chevrotains_ 216

_The Mazames_ 221

_The Coudous_ 227

_The Musk_ 231

_The Babiroussa_ 238

_The Cabiai_ 242

_The Porcupine_ 246

_The Coendou_ 251

_The Urson_ 256

_The Tanred and the Tendrac_ 259

_The Giraffe, or Camelopard_ 260

_The Lama and the Pacos_ 274

_The Unau, or Four-toed, and the Aï or Three-toed Sloth_ 287

_The Surikat_ 299

_The Tarsier_ 303

_The Philander_ 306

_The Coquallin_ 307

_The Hamster_ 309

_The Bobak, and other Marmots_ 322

_The Jerboa_ 324

_The Ichneumon_ 330

_The Fossane_ 334

_The Vansire_ 236

_The Maki_ 338

_Directions for placing the Plates in the Eighth Volume._

Page 1 Fig. 135, 136.

22 Fig. 137, 138.

65 Fig. 139, 140.

73 Fig. 141, 142.

75 Fig. 143, 144.

83 Fig. 145, 146.

86 Fig. 147, 148.

117 Fig. 149, 150.

146 Fig. 151, 152.

174 Fig. 153, 154.

211 Fig. 155, 156.

221 Fig. 157, 158, 159.

238 Fig. 160, 161.

246 Fig. 162, 163, 164.

260 Fig. 165, 166, 167.

306 Fig. 168, 169.

309 Fig. 170, 171, 172.

338 Fig. 173, 174, 175.

_Engraved for Barr's Buffon_

[Illustration: FIG. 135. _Camel._]

[Illustration: FIG. 136. _Dromedary._]

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