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The white _Swan_, 1.
the _Goose_, 2.
and the _Duck_, 3.
swim up and down.
_Oler_, 1. candidus,
_Anser_, 2.
& _Anas_, 3.
natant.
The _Cormorant_, 4.
diveth.
_Mergus_, 4.
se mergit.
Add to these the water-hen,
and the _Pelican_, &c., 10.
Adde his Fulicam,
_Pelecanum_, &c., 10.
The _Osprey_, 5.
and the _Sea-mew_, 6.
flying downwards
use to catch Fish,
but the _Heron_, 7.
standing on the Banks.
_Haliæetus_, 5.
& _Gavia_, 6.
devolantes,
captant pisces,
sed _Ardea_, 7.
stans in ripis.
The _Bittern_, 8. putteth
his Bill in the water,
and belloweth like an Ox.
_Butio_, 8. inferit
rostrum aquæ,
& mugit ut bos.
The _Water-wagtail_, 9.
waggeth the tail.
_Motacilla_, 9.
motat caudam.
XXV.
Flying Vermin.
Insecta volantia.
[Illustration]
The _Bee_, 1. maketh honey
which the _Drone_, 2. devoureth.
_Apis_, 1. facit mel
quod _Fucus_, 2. depascit
The _Wasp_, 3.
and the _Hornet_, 4.
molest with a sting;
_Vespa_, 3.
& _Crabro_, 4.
infestant oculeo;
and the _Gad-Bee_
(or Breese), 5.
especially _Cattel_;
but the _Fly_, 6.
and the _Gnat_, 7. us.
& _Oestrum_
(Asilus), 5.
imprimis _pecus_.
autem _Musca_, 6.
& _Culex_, 7. nos.
The _Cricket_, 8. singeth.
_Gryllus_, 8. _cantillat_.
The _Butterfly_, 9. is a
winged _Caterpillar_.
_Papillio_, 9. est
alata _Eruca_.
The _Beetle_, 10. covereth
her wings with _Cases_.
_Scarabæus_, 10. tegit
alas _vaginis_.
The _Glow-worm_, 11.
shineth by night.
_Cicindela_ [Lampyris], 11.
nitet noctu.
XXVI.
Four-Footed Beasts: and First those about the House.
Quadrupeda: & primum Domestica.
[Illustration]
The _Dog_, 1.
with the _Whelp_, 2.
is keeper of the House.
_Canis_, 1.
cum _Catello_, 2.
est custos Domûs.
The _Cat_, 3.
riddeth the House
of _Mice_, 4.
which also
a _Mouse-trap_, 5. doth.
_Felis_ (Catus) 3.
purgat domum
à _Muribus_, 4.
quod etiam
_Muscipula_, 5. facit.
A _Squirrel_, 6.
The _Ape_, 7.
and the _Monkey_, 8.
are kept at home
for delight.
_Sciurus_, 6.
_Simia_, 7.
& _Cercopithecus_, 8.
habentur domi
delectamento.
The _Dormouse_, 9. and
other greater Mice, 10.
as, the _Weesel_, the _Marten_,
and the _Ferret_,
trouble the House,
_Glis_, 9. &
cæteri Mures majores, 10.
ut, _Mustela_, _Martes_,
_Viverra_,
infestant domum.
XXVII.
Herd-Cattle.
Pecora.
[Illustration]
The _Bull_, 1. the _Cow_, 2.
and the _Calf_, 3.
are covered with hair.
_Taurus_, 1. _Vacca_, 2.
& _Vitulus_, 3.
teguntur pilis.
The _Ram_, the _Weather_, 4.
the _Ewe_, 5. and the _Lamb_, 6.
bear wool.
_Aries_, _Vervex_, 4.
_Ovis_, 5. cum _Agno_, 6.
gestant lanam.
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