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| Ad00341 05 022a/eng | Misc. Subj. LXXXII. Vol. VI. No. 20. THE COMETS. J he comets belong to the extraordinary in g out. If this filine goes before the head, phenomena in the ftarred fky. On that ac- it is call'd the beard, but if it follow* it, we count fuperftitious people formerly look'd on call it the tail; of the laft kind we fee in the them as ominous Fig. ns, and foolißily ima- Fig.. 2 ami 3 two comets represented. That gin'd their appearance to forebode war, di- of Fig., 3. was accurately obfcrv'd by the Afu-ofeafes and other ills. The comets receive nomer Hevelius at Danzig in the year 1661 their light from the fun, but they don't move in the month of February and March. On themfelves in regular orbites around it, like the 3th of February (A) appear'd the kernel the planets, butin an Ellipfis, whereby they of a yellowifh light, but inwardly fome what now and then approach very near to the fun, reddifh. The long tail was at the kernel and then withdraw themfelves very far, as fmall and thick, and grew by degrees larger we find in the Fig.. 1. evidenced by a piece and thinner. On the 6lh of February (B) of an orbite of comet. Thefe celeftial bodies Hevelius took notice of feveral fpotj in the confift of a round luminous head or kernel, kernel; the tail now appear'd foaller, more from which a bright transnavo«. rv,- n 1 ■, . s transparent Chine 1« flow- faint and more pointed. | |
| Ad00341 05 023a/eng | Misc. Subj. LXXXIII. Vol. VI. No. 21. THE HORSE WITH IT'S DIFFERENT RACES. The 'horfe, this domeftick animal, which is fo uieful to man, deferves with it's different races or fpecies our particular notice; as we have already given in the II. Vol. of our Gallery the picture of the wild horfe as well as of the horfe in general This and the fubfequent five tables reprefer. t to us the following celebrated races of horfcs : Frieslandifh, Hollfieinian, Danifh, Englifh, French, Neapolitan, Spanifli, Hungarian, Polnifli, Rufsian, Turkijli, Arabian and Barb. Fig. 1. The Frieslandish and Hollsteinian horse. The Frieslandifh horfe diftinguirhes it1'elf by the tallnefs and ftrcngth of it's body, by a heavy head, big neck, large back, and a broad cleft croup, with a low let tati. It's thighs are ftrong, roundifh, and thickfet with hairs. The horfes of Hollfiein commonly have ram's-!n ads; the forepart is well built, but tlie hi-.idpart generally too weak; the hoofs are too large and clumfy. Bo'.h kinds are more drawing-than riding horfes. The inoift climate nnd the grafs containing a «eat deal of watery particles, in which their food conQfts, are the caufes of their being fubject to many diftempers. Fig. 2. The Danish horse. The diftinctive character of it is a clumfy head, ftrong neck, broad cheft, long low loins, it's croup being in proportion with the cheli too I'm. ill. It is a firm durable race of horfes, which efpecially in modern time« by confiant endeavours of feveral fkilful men has been much improved. The juftly valued whiieborn horfes are of a Danilh origin, and almoft the only ones, that are bred in the royal ftuds. They greatly diftinguifh themfelves by the fineft white fhining hair. Around the eyes as well, as the mouth and the nofe they are fief h coloured and fprinkled with black little points. They have a thick barb; the hoofs are yellow. The head is pretty large, with a broad front, and Tome what curved. A pair of large darkbiown eyes with a flelhcoloured and blatkfpottcd edge likewife characterifes them. The forepart is very tall, the pofture and ftructure of the legs is regular and wellform'd. They are befides compact, and commonly have a well arched croup. A train of Tuch v.hiteborn horfes is perhaps the B* neft fhow of thiy kind. | |
| Ad00341 05 024a/eng | Misc. Subj. LXXXIV. Vol. VI. No. 22. THE HORSE WITH IT'S DIFFERENT RACES. Fig. 1. The English horse. A he fine Englifh race-horfe derives from the Arabian or Barb, and therefore much referable? both of them, except that it is much taller. It has a fine dry head, a wellturn'd neck, tall lean withers, light fhoulders, a Jtraight back, the tail being well fet on a fine croup. This kind is only made ufe of for races, and when they grow older, havin» Fig. nalized themfelves, for breeding. One finds among them horfes of extraordinary fwiftnefs; commonly they run two englifh miles in four minutes, four miles in nine minutes. [But they are already as foals of two years exercifed in running twice in a day in winter as in fummer, their foddering and diet being calculated for this end. The common Englifh country horfe is totally different from the former, it's head being thick, flafhy, the neck fhort, the croup blunt, the ftrong legs thick fel with hairs. The most of them are bred in the province of Yorkfhire, and employ'd as courfers and in the fervice of the cavalry. Fig. 2. The French horse. France has, befides it's fine and noble races of horfes, among which thofe of Limoulin and Normandy diftinguifh themfelves as ridinghorfes. In fome parts a fingular caft of work-and peafant — horfes, which are known for their uglineis. Their head refembles that of a hog, the ears are far dtftant from one another, flapping down, »he neck is fhort and thick fet with brifily manes, the croup is very blunt, the ftrong legs are cover'd with hairs till above the knee. They are firm durable workhorfes, contenting themfelves with Tedge, and other mean Corti of erafs. | |
| Ad00341 05 025a/eng | Misc. Subj. No. LXXXV. Vol. VI. No.23. THE HORSE WITH ITS DIFFERENT RACES. Fig. 1. The Neapolitan horse. liefe horfes aie tall, they hare a flefhy neck and withers and a ram's head. They are fomewhat high-legged with narrow hoofs. Their croup refembles that of the mules. Their temperament is commonly vicious, wicked and ftubborn. They are belter drawingthan riding-horfes. The belt of them ave bred in Terra di Lavoro, di Otranto, di Barri, in Calabria and in Apulia. Fig. 2. The Spanish horse. It has a noble, proud air, fparkling eyes, is full of mettle, and yet tame and docile. The head is generally fomewhat thick; yet there are alfo lam's heads not unfrequent. They have longifh, but well fet ears, the mouth fomewhat pointed and fmall chaws. The neck is indeed big, but wcllform'd and ihickfet with hairs. It has a broad cheft, the body fomewhat big, low loins, a long round croup. The legs are elegant, furnifh'd with ftrong looie Sinews, not cover'd with hairs. The hair is commonly of the chefsnut - colour or black; white fpots or white feet are very rarely found. They are the firft horfes for the manage and for the fervice in war. Thole of Upper-Andalufia are most fought for; but alfo in the mountains of Cordova they breed horfes, that are indeed little, but vigorous, durable, powerful, and not to betiied. | |
| Ad00341 05 026a/eng | Plants CVI. Vol. VI. No. 24. THE MANGUSTAN TREE. The Manguftan tree (Gavcinia Mango- ward unpalatable peel is broken of, one findi ftana) grows in the Eaft Indies, and in a white favoury pulp, which being inwardly the neighbouring Islands, efpecially that divided in fix compartments, includes the of Java, bearing a very favoury whole- kernels. This pulp is of an agreeable favour, Tome fruit. The tree attains to the and is frequently enjoy'd in the Indies, height of our mulberry • trees, has long lea- being very refrefhing and wholefome. Even »es, and bears red blofToms, appearing at in dyfenteries and other epidemical difeafes the end of the branches. The globular fruit the phyficians prefcribe the Mangufiana as a has the bignefs of a Imall apple, and from counteracting remedy, without a redbrown colour. When the out | |
| Ad00341 05 027a/eng | Infects XLIX. Vol. VI. No. 25. SEVERAL SPECIES OF INDIGENOUS CRICKETS. Fig. 1. 2. 3. The house-cricket. (Gryllus domesticus.) 1 he house-cricket likes best to dwell with the men in the hake - arid brew-houfes, where it lives in nooks, being known by the Thrill fouud, it produces by the friction of the ftvong underwings. It feeds upon meal, bread, lard etc. The female lays little whitifh eggs, from which after ten or twelve days the young crickets are flipping out. being at firfl winglefs. After they have feveral times caft the fkin, one beholds the fhea'ths of the wings Fig.. 2.) We fee them in their natural greatnel's Fig. 1. and 3. The skinned underwings are widely juttiDg over the upper ones, and are provided with a horny point. Fig. 4. 5. The field-cricket. (Gryllus campestris.) The field-cricket lives in the fields and woods, being cistinguilVd from the iorrner by the darker colour and coarfer Fig. ure, and feeding on littie infects and roots. Like the houfe cricket it excites with the wings ihe chirping found, that in fun,mer evenings is frequently heard in the fields. Fig. 6. 7. The mole-cricket. (Gryllus gryllotalpa.) The mole-cricket, which we fee Fig.. h. represented as nymph, and Fig.. 7. in its full growth, is the largeft kind of crickets in Germany, and a noxious infect. With its ftrong mole- like fore-feet it digs eafy pal'faget ihrough the furface of the earth, gnawing all the tender roots of the plants. It has finali horny upperwings, and large thin underwings, but of which it leldoni makes ule. | |
| Ad00341 05 028a/eng | Misc. Subj. LXXXVI. Vol. VI. No. 26. THE HORSE WITH IT'S DIFFERENT RACES. Fig. 1. The Hungarian horse. TheTe horfe« are of the middling kind, they have fomewhat heavy heads and narrow uoftrils, a long body, but good thighs. They are vigorous durable riding horfes, that with fcanty food endure great fatigues. Fig. 2. The Polnish horse. For the most part they are bred in the Ruffian and Auftrian part of the former Kingdom of Poland. In general they are rather little, than tall; their head is pretty well-form'd. They have moftly the neck of a ftag, but a ftrong ftraight back, vigorous fhort loins, a fine fomewhat pointed croup, with a wellfet tail, which they wear in a bow; their legs are nice, with little hair, but vigorous. They are extremely ufeful, when by a good and convenient treatment they have loft their fhinefs and timorousnefs. | |
| Ad00341 05 029a/eng | Misc. Subj. LXXXVII. Vol. VI. No. 27. THE HORSE WITH IT'S DIFFERENT RACES. Fig. 1. The Turkish horse. Platc has in the middle a round-opening, the nailholes are rather round, than i Fig. 2. The Russian horse. IlOrfe. Tartarian, and has therefore much in com- The indigenous RtSfcari horfe is chiefly mon with them. Thefe horfes are power- to be fought in Great- Pmffia. It has no fine fui, nimble, mettlefome and of good breath, ftaturc, but is middle- fi/.'d; the head is foeafily bear all fatigues without prejudice to mewhat big and flefhy, the front fiat, the their health, and grow very old. It is the- eye phlegmatic, the neck fhort and thick, refore commonly faid of thefe horfes:, ,they the breaft broad, the croup ftrong, the legs die without being become old"; lince old cover'd with hairs, the hoof more flat, than age itfelf nothing robs of their prerogatives, prominent, the tail and the mane long. It's The Turks are wont to fhoe their horfes with character is quiet, obedient and docile. They a particular sort of iron, which confifts of are efpecially excellent and durable drawinga plate, that in the forepart and on the Tides horfes, able to make in a fhort time journeys has ihe roundnefs of the hoof, and behind in of more than loo Miles, and obdurate againft the balls terminates in a blunt point. This any change of weather. | |
| Ad00341 05 030a/eng | Misc. Subj. No. LXXXVIII. Vol. VI. No. 28. THE HORSE WITH IT'S DIFFERENT RACES. Fig. 1. The Arabian horse. i- his is the most accomplifh'd and nobleft of it's fpecies, and of the middle fize; it's length commonly imports fomewhat move, thaa it's height. II'*, principal diftinctive character is thehead, with a Arai glu flat front; the ears are indeed fomewhat great, but well let; it has beautiful large eyes, fhining with a quiet fire, and a Araight nofe with wide epen noftrils. The well-form'd neck has a Imall indent next to the withers, and the tail is well fei to the finely rounded croup. The line thighs gain by the vigorous mulcles and Sinew» a particular Arength, and the longifh darkgrey hoofs have a very firm confiftency. It is very nimble and durable, hearing without hurt the harHfhips of long and oft repeated marches. As foals they are already mounted by the children of the Arabs; they remain night and day Cad die a% and take an hahit, which united with their other qualities, makes them the best hunting and warhoiTes; a fame, that they have maintain'«! fili ce the most ancient times. Fig. 2. The horse from Barbary. abbreviation it is alio call'd Barb, is middlefized, has a Ihecp's head, a thin neck cover'd with fhort manes, lean but A iff fhoulders, a fine back, Ihort Aung loins, a longilh croup, with high fet tail; the thighs are vigorous, but Aretched, and the hoof, like that of the Arabian, fomewhat long. Theie horres are very nimble; at firft indeed they go fomewhat lazily; but being animated, they quickly give proofs of their Itiength and vigour. Next to the horfes from Tunis, thofe from Marocco and Fer-/, are most valued. | |
| Ad00341 05 031a/eng | Miscell. Subj. LXXXIX. Vol. VI. No. 29. THE ICE-PALACE UPON THE NEWA AT ST. PETERSBOURG. 1 ho QIIL Section, No. 15 of onr Gallery Fig.. I. the length of which amounted to 52J-, already informed us of the nature of the ice, the breadth to about 16, and the height to a:;d gave us an Recount of a fatali palace, 20 feet. All the decorations of it, the ftatues built with ice. v.'hich we fee here :rprc-[en- themfelves were of ice. At the entrance layted. This happened in la* rigorous wiuter, two dolphins (Fig.. 2.) that in the night caft 1740 at Petersbiurg, in the r«ign of the Era- out ftrcams of burning Naphta. Hard by were pieTs Anna, one attempted already in the placed canons and mortars (Fig.. 3.4.) wholly November, IJtf}, the Brfi building on the tur.i'd out of ice., where with they went fo frozen river of Newn, but die ice of r. cculd fax as to ritfa a [snail charge of gunuot Lear the burden, awl tu yield, powder. Within the palace there were feveNeverthelefs loon afterwards the hructure ral chambei 1, with tables, chairs, watches was repeated on the continent between the and other furniture, altogether wrought out Fort of the Admiralty and the Winterpslace; of ice. Thus this curious ice - palace remain'd which perfectly fucceeded. The large tHpi feveral months till the end of March, when hewn out of ice, were Caßcn'd 6y na I the milder weather bv degrees taeâted it upon it, thai immediately coa^ -. down, viis manner avole the ice-palace, depicted | |
| Ad00341 05 032a/eng | Miscell. Subj. XC. Vol. VI. No. 30. COCHINCHINESE CUSTOMS AND DRESSES. oehinchina, discovered by tbe Portvguefe A prieft in a long yellowifh coloured rube, in tbe fi\tt ent lentnry, is counted lo be one performs his duty, in pronouncing prayers, of tbe molt ìeinarkableft countrys of eaftern Afia, which in re atd to the cuftomsand diref- Fig. 2. A Group of Cochinchinese. 1rs of its inhabitants, has much refeniblance The Cochinchinefe are harm eie fs good o the neighbouring China. natured people, which if in forno degree comparatif to the Chinefe are rather uniformer in The Cochinchinefe do worship the God there habitudes and drelTes. The women drels Budha or Fo, bceing idolaters. They generally in cotton frocks, were under thefe ride offer to tbe images of thefe protecting deitys drawers, and on holy days they fnpply leverai the BrfMings of their living flocks and of the frocks to the one they generally were. The fruits of the earth. Fig.. I. represents fuch men put on large jackets and trowiers, have an offering brought to Fo. Upon a Banyan there feet uncover'd, and fome tie handkertree (ficus indica) in a large cage of latticed cheefs around their head, in the fhape of a work, is sitted the gore-belly'd, blubcheeked turban; other have hat* or cap* of various wooden idol. Cochinchinefe peafants are ap- forms. The foldiers represented at the right pearmg, having put a ladder of bamboo to hand in the picture annexed are armed the-tree and are worfhipping rice to the idol, with fhields and fwords. | |
| Ad00341 05 033a/eng | Quadrupeds LXXV. Vol. VI. No. 31. SCARCE ANIMALS FROM NEW-HOLLAND. Fig. 1. The fasciated Kanguroo. (Kangurus fasciatus. PERON.) he Kanguroos, as we know, are a remarJ Kable fpeFig. 2. The Wombat. (Didelphis Wombat. SHAW.) The Wombat, which is of the same fize as a badger, belongs likewife to the didelphs, as we here fee, where the young ones ifsue out of the pouch of the mother. This animal, which in the exterior form bears much refemblance to a young bear, feeds upon grafs, fcrapes itfelf into the earth with the ftrong claws of the fore-feet, where it lives by day, and by night only it goes abroad in queft of its maintenance. This animal was alfo firft difcover'd in modern times, upon van Diemens-land, that great Island, bordering upon the Southern point of New-Holland. | |
| Ad00341 05 034a/eng | Miscell. Subj. XCI. Vol. VI. No. 32. VANDIEMENS - LAND. Among the islands of Auftralia or the fifth unproportionably thin. Their food chiefly part of the World, Neu Holland is the confifts of roots and feafhells; they go nakmoft confiderable, its greatnefs being al- ed, only fome of them wear fkins of the most equal to that of Europe. The most Kangoroo, the only quadruped ofthat counmeridional point, which according to recent try, around their fhoulders. But of their reobfervations, forms a particular island, was verence to their dead, the neweft french 1649 difcover'd by the Dutch Abel Tasman, traveller Perori found proofs on the finali and call'd Vandiemem-land to the honour neighbouring island of Maria (Fig.. 1.). Ketof the then Governor of Batavia. The inha- ween Cafuartrees there were little huts constants of this island (Fig.. 2.) are favages, ftrncted of barks, examining one of which and ftill on the loweft ftep of culture. We he found within under an elevation of turf, fee here feveral of them aftembled around aines and bones of men; from whence it a fire. They have a forbidding look, their appears, that thefe nations how rude ioecolour is darkbrown, the frame of the bo- ver and uncultivated yet burn their dead dy is indeed long, but compared to the and honour their memory by the conftruchead and the Ihoulders, the lower parts are tion of thefe huts of barks. | |
| Ad00341 05 035a/eng | Plants CVII. Vol. VI. No. 33. THE CEDAR OF LIBANON. The Cedar of Libanon (Pinus Cedro») be- an age of feveral hundred years. But fingle longs to the m oft beautiful trees, that areto Cedars are alfo now found in the gardens be feeu. Its large branches extend them- of England and France. The beautiful Cefelves like fans one over another, yielding dar of Libanon, here repreTented, is met coolnefs and fhade under their arch. The with in the garden of plants or Jardin des pointy leaves or needles fuck together in plantes at Paris, where it was planted in clufters. (a) The fruit or Cedar apple, drawn the year 1734. It forms a ftately tree, the (b) in its natural. greatnefs, and (c) in pro- ftock of which has the compafs of 8 Parifian ine, is perpendicularly fixt on the branche«, feet, and the arched branches form very pieThe wood is reddifh, odoriferous and fit for turesque groups. On that account the Cedar le lneft Joineries. — The Cedar is native merits to be planted as an ornament in the of th »Mount Libanon in Syria, it grows in Parks or gardens of pleafure. tne higher fnowy refiionSi where fc aUaifl | |
| Ad00341 05 036a/eng | Miscell. Subj. XCII. Vol. VI No. 34. SUBTERRANEAN CURIOSITIES IN EGYPT. Fig. 1. Catacombs in Alexandria. Tin the rock » b«t piaifter'd with mortac. The dead bodies repol'e in longifli excavaihe ancient Egyptians, «hole architectu- tions, which are carved in rows, re is known to be in many refpects lingular and remarkable, went To far, as to bu- Fig. 2. Subterranean chamber near the Pyramids of Ghizé. ild to their dead peculiar fnhtenar.ean ■. apartments, where they were preferv'd, and which they call'd Catacombs. Thefe Cata- The fubterranean graves hewn in the combs confifts of leverai chambers , hewn rock were often adorn'd with various hieroout in the rock , being contiguous to the glyphic Fig. ures , as we fee here reprefentgraves. Thofe of Alexandria we lind here ed. But in the Catacombs they not only reprefenied. The entry confifts of a narrow preferv'd the embalmed bodies or mummies hole, through which one gets with difficul- of men, but alfo thofe of hallow'd beafts, ty, and proceeds to feveral moulder'd rooms, efpecially of the Ibis , a bird , which in One round chamber with a vaulted roof is Egypt w-as preferably worfhiped. The boadorn'd by pillars , and a fiuuion is to be dies of thefe birds were embalm'd and prefeen at one paffage. All this work is hewn ferved in longifh velfels. | |
| Ad00341 05 037a/eng | Miscell. Subj. XCIII. Vol. Vl. No. 35. THE NILE-MEASURER UPON THE ISLAND OF RAUDAH NEAR CAHIRAH. It is known, that by the tropic rains the Nile, that great river of Egypt fo extraordinarily rifes in Autumm, that leaving its fhores, for fome time overflows the whole Nile-vale. This is a true benefit to this fandy country ; becaufe , «hilft the Nile fucceffively recedes into its fhores, it leaves behind upon the whole overflow'd furface a fat muddy earth, that is fufficient to fertilize the Nile-valley. That in the yearly inundation the water every-where may penetrate, the Egyptians have conducted canals through the land. In order to perceive exactly after the inundation the height of water at every time, fcales or Nile-meajurers have been raifed in feveral places. The principal of them is that, we give here a draught of, erected on the island of Raudah near Kahirah. Here one finds in a round turret a ciftern, the bottom of which has the fame height with that of the Nile. On the Gde is an opening, through which the Nile water freely may flow in. An octagonal column of marble is in the middle erected, on which the meafure is mark'd, to what height, according to the obfervations, the water after an inundation fucceffively rife9. A peculiar overfeer daily obTerves from the 1. of July, the rifing of the river, which by publie cryer* is notified to the town. | |
| Ad00341 05 038a/eng | Quadrupeds LXXVI. Vol. VI. No. 36. THE LION-APE. Amon" the curiofities of nature ,' which The lion ape inhabits the plains at the the celebrated traveller Sir Alexander Hum- eaftern declivity of the Cordilleras in Southbold has brought us from South-America, America, efpecially the fertile fhores of there is alfo a nice little monkey, attain- Putumayo and Caqueté. But there too it ing the length of but 7 or 8 inches, and belongs to the fcarce animals, and Sir on account of its extraordinary likenofs to Alexander Humbold during his fojourn in the king of animals juftly call'd lion-ape. that country law only two individuals. Its mane and ftretched body is quite refem- They were kept in a cage and were very bling to the lion in miniature, but the fa- lively and merry; yet being provok'd they ce and the feet inftantly betray the gentle angrily briftled their mane. Till now nolittle monkey. The colour of the face is ne of thefe nice beafts has been carried to half black and balf white, and that of the Europe, remaining body yellowifh and olive-brown. « | |
| Ad00341 05 039a/eng | Plants. CVIII. Vol. VI. 37 GERMAN GEATRA OR STELLATE MUSHROOMS. gilrman geastra or stellate mushrooms. J liefe elegant German wood-inhabitants have indeed the fkinned globular hollow feed b'ox, and in it the Coloured pnwdery liule grains of feed, which cleave to the fubtle filaments, in common with 'he much frequenter and more known puff balls in ibeir maturity ; but diluug.iiih ihemfehes by a more regular and commonly more elegant uperiing (mouth) for the releaXe of the ripe little grains of feed, and by an exterior thick cover, that fplits into rays, forming .1 hell,ite b.ifis. Thefe mufhrooml grow under the earth, rifing at laft out of it, when they are unlolding thenifelves. Fig. 1 et 2. The crowned geastrum or stellate mushroom. (Geastrum coronatum.) The ftarlike cover has always more than five rays, which indeed fpread wi.ie from one another, but do not bend backwards. Thi- inferior or exterior fur face ol il u darkbrnwn, and Jh,igreen-like granulated. The protuberance« are white. (Fig. 2.) The npinr or interior lurface is white, but foon becomes cbiiiky, the chinks appearing brown. I) 1 nil Ipi cies parti) grows in a loamy and clayifh, partly in «Candy ground. Fig. 3 et 4. The brown-red geastrum or stellate mushroom. (Geastrum rufescens.) The ftellate cover of this species ü brownied, fleck, and not only fpreads wide, but befides bends backwards, and raifes the glohulir leed box. Its upper furtace becomes likewife chinky (Fig. 4.) Thefe mufhroomi preferably grow in fir-and pine-groves. Fig. 5. The hygrometric geastrum or stellate mushroom. (Geastrum hygrometricum.) The colour of this mufhroom is rather yellow-brown. The ftellate cover beaming with many rays only difplays itself, without bending backwards, but has this remarkable property, that, as often as it dries up , it forcibly claps upwards together, and difplays itself agaio after a leeoni moiftening. From this différent appearance in a moift and dry eft ue, this species has got its fumarne. It likes preferably a fandy ground. | |
| Ad00341 05 040a/eng | Insects. L. Vol. VI. No. 38. GERMAN NOCTURNAL BUTTERFLIES. Fig. 1. The glossy white butterfly. (Phalaena bombyx salicis.) T1 he caterpillar and nymph of this white nocturnal butterfly (a) is many years fo frequently met with upon willows and poplars, that whole plantations are laid wafte by them. fae hiver-bright nocturnal butterfly (d) at A*t timo flies about in great Twarms. The caterpillar fpins itself between the leaves of ^IWs (c) and transforms itself into a brown nymph (b.) Fig. 2. The great ermine butterfly. (Phalaena bomhyx vinula.) Dame °n -count of lhe foft The upperwings are diûinguifh'd by grey and reddilh undulating lines. The green caterpillar (A) is of a lingular Fig. ure; it feems to be cover'd with fcales of a coat of mail, and the hind end terminates in a forky tail. The caterpillar fpins itself into fplinters of wood (C) and metamorpbofes itself into a brown nymph (B.) Fig. 3. The little pigeon. (Sphinx stellatarum.) The little pigeon is a known butterfly of twilight, fluttering in the gardens towards evening with great fwiftnefs from flower to flower. ïïc exhibit it here drawn, like the other butterflies, in its natural fize. The green-yellow caterpillar is found on feveral plants. | |
| Ad00341 05 041a/eng | Miscell. Subj. XCIV. Vol. VI. No. 39. THE COLUMN OF POMPEIUS. About half a league from the walls of the according to the neweft french meafuremeni, modern city of Alexandria in Egypt one amounts altogether to 88 Parifian feet, 6 inmeets with the remarkable column here re- ches. The height of the column itielf exceeds prefented, of reddifh granite, the highest lomething 63 feet, and the diameter of it hitherto known. Therefore the Arabians amounts to 8 feet, 4 inches. The CoiinthiTti calFd it the column of columns. Likely it chapiter is adorn'd with fleek foliage. To has been in more ancient times furrounded the upper plinth leverai travellers have climby other columns, with which it belonged to bed up, in order to meafure the column; a grand building of parade. and in the year 1733 eight Englifhmen emptied upon it for fport's fake a bowl of Punch. This magnificent column of granite con- Why the column carries the name of Pomfilts of three pieces, de chapiter, the column peius, we don't know, fince to his memory itself, and the pedefial, the height of which, it has not been erected. |
