A description of the nature of four-footed beasts with their figures en[graven in brass] / written in Latin by Dr. John Johnston ; translated into English by J.P.

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A description of the nature of four-footed beasts with their figures en[graven in brass] / written in Latin by Dr. John Johnston ; translated into English by J.P.

Author

Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675.

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Amsterdam :: Printed for the widow of John Jacobsen Schipper, and Stephen Swart,

1678.

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Animal behavior -- Early works to 1800.

Zoology -- Pre-Linnean works.

Natural history -- Pre-Linnean works.

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Contents

• title page
• THE PREFACE To the BOOK Of the FOUR-FOOTED BEASTS.
• THE NATURALL HISTORY OF THE FOURFOOTED BEASTS.
  • CHAPTER I. Of the Horse.
  • CHAPTER II. Of the Asse.
  • CHAPTER III. Of the wilde Asse.
  • CHAPTER IV. Of the Mule, and the Indian Zebra.
  • CHAPTER V. Of the Elephant.
  • CHAPTER VI. Of the Vnicorn, and of the Horned-Asses
• THE NATURALL HISTORY OF THE FOURFOOTED BEASTS.
  • THE FIRST TITLE. Of the Clovenfooted that live on the Earth.
    • CHAPTER I. Of the Horned Beasts in generall that chew the Cud.
    • CHAPTER II. Of the Horned Beasts, in particular that chew the cud.
      • ARTICLE I. Of the tame Beeve, or Neat, or Ox.
      • ARTICLE II. Of wild-Oxen.
        • POINT I. Of the Wild-Ox, or Bugle.
        • POINT II. Of the Bison, or Buffle.
        • POINT III. Of the Bonasus.
        • POINT IV. Of the Wild-Ox of the Ancients, or Bubalus.
        • POINT V. Of the Buffell, and Strepsicerot.
      • ARTICLE III. Of the Sheepe.
      • ARTICLE IV. Of the tame Goat and Kid.
      • ARTICLE V. Of the wild-Goats in generall.
      • ARTICLE VI. Of the wild-Goats in particular.
        • POINT I. Of the Roe-Deer, Fallovv-Deer, Bucks, and Doe.
        • POINT II. Of the Ibex.
        • POINT III. Of the Buff, the Bubalides, and the Pygar∣gus, or Roe-Buck.
        • POINT IV. Of the Caprea, or Roe, in Pliny, the Goat half Wild and half tame, and the common Buck, or Doe.
        • POINT V. Of the Goat of Muskus, or Musk-Cat.
        • POINT VI. Of the Bezoar, or the Pazahartica-Goat.
        • POINT VII. Of the Scythian Suhak, and the Goat with dangling eares.
        • POINT VIII. Of the Oryx.
      • ARTICLE VII. Of the Hart, or Deer.
      • ARTICLE VIII. Of the Tragelaphus, and the Taran∣dus, or Busse.
      • ARTICLE IX. Of the Rangifer.
      • ARTICLE X. Of the Elk.
      • ARTICLE XI. Of the Rhinoceros.
    • CHAPTER III. Of the fourefooted Beasts chevving the cud, that have no horns.
      • ARTICLE I. Of the Camell.
      • ARTICLE II. Of the Camel-pard.
    • CHAPTER IV. Of the foure-footed Beasts that chevv not the Cud.
      • ARTICLE I. Of the Swine.
      • ARTICLE II. Of the wilde Boare.
  • TITLE II. Of the vvater-cloven-hoofed Beasts.
    • CHAP. I. Of the Hippotame, or River-Horse.
• THE NATURALL HISTORY OF THE FOURFOOTED BEASTS.
  • THE FIRST TITLE. Of the wild Beasts with paws that bring their young alive into the VVorld.
    • CHAPTER I. Of the Lyon.
    • CHAPTER II. Of the Libard, or Leopard.
    • CHAPTER III. Of the Lynx, or Lyzard.
    • CHAPTER IV. Of the Tyger.
    • CHAP. V. Of the Beare.
    • CHAPTER VI. Of the VVolf.
      • ARTICLE I. Of the VVolf in generall.
      • ARTICLE II. Of the wolf in speciall, and of the Gulo.
  • TITLE II. Of the half wilde Toed-beasts.
    • CHAPTER I. Of the Fox.
      • ARTICLE I. Of the Fox in generall.
      • ARTICLE II. Of the Indian Foxes.
      • ARTICLE III. Of the Beasts akin to Foxes.
        • POINT I. Of the Cary-gueja, and Tajibi.
        • POINT II. Of the Tamandua-guacu, the Tamanduai, and the Coati.
    • CHAP. II. Of the Ape.
    • CHAPTER III. Of the Baboon, or Bavian.
    • CHAPTER IV. Of the Cynocephalus, (or Dogs-head) the Papio, and the wild Vpalim.
    • CHAPTER V. Of the Ignavus, or Slug.
    • CHAPTER VI. Of the Badger.
    • CHAPTER VII. Of the Castor, or Bever.
    • CHAPTER VIII. Of the Otter.
    • CHAPTER IX. Of the Ichneumon.
    • CHAPTER X. Of VVeesels.
      • ARTICLE I. Of the common VVeese, or Ferret.
      • ARTICLE II. Of the wilde Ferret, or Fitcher.
    • CHAPTER XI. Of the Mattern, or Pole-Cat; and of the Zibelline-Ferret, or Musk-Cat.
    • CHAPTER XII. Of the Genetta, and the Zibethus, or Civet-Cat.
    • CHAPTER XIII. Of the Hare.
    • CHAPTER XIV. Of the Cony.
    • CHAPTER XV. Of the Squirrell.
    • CHAPTER XVI. Of the Dormouse.
    • CHAP. XVII. Of Mice.
      • ARTICLE I. Of House-Mice.
      • ARTICLE II. Of water-Mice, and other wilde Mice.
    • CHAPTER XVIII. Of the Mole.
    • CHAPTER XIX. Of the Land-Hedg-hog, or Vrchin.
    • CHAPTER XX. Of the Porcupine.
    • CHAPTER XXI. Of the Tatus, or the Brasil Hedge-hog.
    • ARTICLE III. Of tame foure-footed Beasts.
      • CHAPTER I. Of the Dog.
      • CHAPTER II. Of the Cat.
• THE NATURALL HISTORY OF THE FOURFOOTED BEASTS.
  • THE FIRST TITLE. Of the skined ones.
    • CHAPTER I. Of the Frog.
      • ARTICLE I. Of the VVater-Frogs.
      • ARTICLE II. Of Land-Frogs.
        • POINT I. Of the Toad.
        • POINT II. Of the green small Frog, and the temporary Frog.
    • CHAPTER II. Of Lizards.
      • ARTICLE I. Of the common Lizard.
      • ARTICLE II. Of the green, and the Brazen-co∣loured Lizard.
      • ARTICLE III. Of Indian Lizards.
        • POINT I. Of the Senembi, or Igvana.
        • POINT II. Of the Tejuguacu, Taraguira, and Americima.
        • POINT III. Of other Indian Lizards.
    • CHAPTER III. Of the Salamander.
    • CHAPTER IV. Of the Stellio.
    • CHAPTER V. Of the Scincus, or Land-Crocodile.
    • CHAPTER VI. Of the Foure-footed Cordylus, and other Lyzards.
    • CHAPTER VII. Of the Chamaeleon.
    • CHAPTER VIII. Of the Crocodile.
  • THE SECOND TITLE. Of the Beasts that have Toes that come of an egge, and are shelled.
    • CHAPTER I. Of the Tortoyse in generall.
    • CHAPTER II. Of Tortoyses in speciall.
      • ARTICLE I. Of the Land-Tortoyse.
      • ARTICLE II. Of the VVater-Tortoyse.
        • POINT I. Of the fresh-water, and Pond-Tortoyse.
        • POINT II. Of the Sea-Tortoyse.
  • AN ADDITION. Of certaine Outlandish Foure-footed Creatures of a doubtfull kind.
    • CHAPTER I. Of the Tlacaxolotl, the Cabim, and the Sea-secker.
    • CHAPTER II. Of the Danta, and Cappa.
    • CHAPTER III. Of the Howler, the Su, and Peva.
    • CHAPTER IV. Of the stinking beast, the Graffa, and Caoch.
• AN APPENDIX PETER CASTELLUS OF ROME His discovery of the Sweet Hyaena, the Dam of the Zibeth, commonly called the Civet-cat.
  • CHAPTER I.
  • CHAPTER II. Whether the Civetta be the ancient Pard, or Panther, or no.
  • CHAPTER III. Whether the Hyaena was knovven of old.
  • CHAPTER IV. Vnder what kinde of Beasts the Civetta is to be reckoned.
  • CHAPTER V. Where the Hyaenaes are bred.
  • CHAPTER VI. Of the Zibeth-vessell, or Civet-bag.
  • CHAPTER VII. Of the Beaver.
  • CHAPTER VIII. VVhat the Zibeth is.
  • CHAPTER IX. Of the collecting, and electing of Civet.
  • CHAPTER X. Of the use, and power of Civet.
  • CHAPTER XI. Of the bones of the Civet-cat.
• illustrations