OF NATURAL HISTORY, EXHIBITING FIGURES OF QUADRUPEDS, BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS, &c. Most of which have not, till now, been either Figured or Described. WITH DESCRIPTIONS of one hundred different SUBJECTS, On FIFTY COPPER-PLATE PRINTS. PART II. BY GEORGE EDWARDS, FELLOW of the ROYAL SOCIETY, and of the SOCIETY of LONDON: Printed for the AUTHOR, at the ROYAL COLLEGE oF PHYSICIANS, M DCC LX. D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE, CONSISTANT EN FIGURES DE QUADRUPEDES, OISEAUX, POISSONS Dont on n'avoit point encore eu, pour la plupart, de DESSEINS, AVEC Les DESCRIPTIONS de cent différents SUJETS, En CINQUANTE PLANCHES. II PARTIE PAR GEORGE EDWARDS, Membre de la Société Royale, et de celle des Antiquaires, de Londres : Et traduit de l'Anglois Par J. DU PLESSIS, Miniftre du S. E. RIGHT HONOURABLE JOHN STEWAR T. EARL OF BUTE, LORD MOUNT-STEWART, KNIGHT of the Noble Order of the THISTLE, GROOM of the STOLE to His Royal Highness the MY LORD, F ORGIVE my prefumption in placing Your of my Gleanings of Natural History, without Your * a of, and encouragement given to Natural History, that has emboldened me to lay this little Effay at Your feet, being well affured of Your Lordship's goodness in protecting all who fincerely endeavour, with ftrict truth, to bring new and undiscovered fubjects in Nature to light. We have good reason to hope, that His Majefty's late glorious and many Conquefts over His and the Nation's enemies, will lay the foundation of a lasting peace, and add repose to the latter part of His Majefty's reign, and security to future times, wherein Learning, Arts, and Commerce may flourish to their highest degree. I flatter myself with hopes that (when I am no more) the rifing generation will find a powerful patron to all kinds of useful, polite and curious ftudies, as well as to the fine Arts, fince His Royal Highness the Prince has given such signal proofs of fine tafte and genius for the Sciences: And I am confident your Lordship will take every |