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T heCe exam'ples were given rather \Vith a vieIV to

nle\V Ihe manner in which a IVork of Ihis kind might

be conduDed, Ihan as pcrfet\ aod unexceplionablcex·

planalioosof Ihe fe\'eraIarlides Ihere enomeraH'd; allcl

Iherefore IVe did nOI Ihink il necelr."y 10 produce any

alllhori,ics, although IVe are fenGble Iha, ,hey IVOIlld

n~cetr3ry

ill a IVork of Ihis kind.

D.'\CTI C, in ,he fchools, Ggnifies Ihe manner of

(I'eaking, or wriling, adapled 10 ,each or explain Ihe

r,alure of ,hings.

DIDAPPER, ill ornithology, See COLYMBUS.

DlDELPI

liS,

in zoology, a genus of qlladrupeds

bc\onging

,he order of fera:,

Ih~

charatlClS of

which are Ihefe: Iheyhave len foreleelh inIhe upper·

jaIV, and cighl in Ihe under one; Ihe dog·,eelh are

101lg; Ihe longlle is fomewhal cilialed ; and Iheyhave a

pocket, formed by a duplie,ltllre of Ihe nlin of the

belly, in which Ihe dug! are included: There are

five fpecies,

viz.

l .

The marfupialis, wilh eigh, dugs

inclofed in the abdominal pocket. He is aboul GXICL'Tl

inches long from Ihe fnoul 10 the rOOI of the tail,

\':hicl~

is aboul Iwelves inches long : he has fi" e loes

(,n Ihe fore·feet, \Vilh

croo~ed

elalVs and "Ve toes on

Ihe hind·fw, only(our of them furni:hed wilhclaws;

the Gflh, which is a kind of Illluub, is al a diaance

from Ihe olhers, and has no cI.w; Ihe tail is bare

fro:n a lillle below Ihe rool : The ears and I(gs are

likeIVife bare; the eyes are (mall, promincnl, of

black colour, and very lively. The bodyis of a grey·

inl colonr, with fome fmall lufl6 of black and while

hair! upon Ihe back and GJes. Under Ihe belly of

Ihe female Ihere is a large bag or pocket,

form.ed

I,y a renllrkable dllpliwore of Ihe !kin, in ,¡hich

Ihe dugs are containcd. This pocket Ihe animal can

(huI or open al pleafure, by means of a couple of

mufcles and twObones which

ar~

plaeed before the

01 pubis, and are reeuliar 10 Ihe didelphis. The

interior

Gd~

of this pocket is full of fmall glands,

v'hieh feereteayellolVifh ninking fubn ance, which dif·

fufes il9 odour through the whole body of the animal:

Imt this fubnanee, when dried, lofes its difagreeable

('d,'Ur, and aeqllires a fmelllike that of mllfk.-This

•nimal is originally a native of South Ameriea. IlIon

:.u,hors aflirm that they bring fOrlh five or

~oung

ones at a,ime. As foon as ,heyare brought forth, they

creep in,o ,he poeket of the mother, where the dtlgs

:.re fi tu.,e, an'¡J eontinue there fueking ,ill ,hey be able

tOrun about. When al.rmed or fri&htened, ,hey rlln

ir,'o ,he mothcr's pockct, .nd fhe OIakes on' ",i,h them

in ,his fituation. The didelrhis is an . nimal of OOIV

motion; a mdn can eafily Otlt run him; but t!lcn,

I,e t.,kes to a tree, IVhieh he mounts wi,h great fa·

cilitl', and c'lOee,ds himfdf aOlong ,he leaves, or fu·

(pends himfdf b), ' IViíling his

t.il

rotlnd a brandl.

Although a ca' nivurouI animal, he is fond of ,he fu–

&,r eJne,

pOt~l~t",

6c.

SeePla,e

LXVIII

G~.:,.

The feeond fl'eeies is the I'

hil.lI\

cler, wi,h

f'WIf

ougs, ptnJulous ears, and a

tAl

1,,,01)'

the

h.k.

;. The opor.;un, l'Ii,h tlVO dugs, ond a Icf; buf!lv

¡Jil. 4. Tlll IHulI!.a, " ith Gx ¿,IJS.

¡.

Tite dudi-

gm, \Vith ,he tail bufhy at the bafe, and longer Ihan

th: bony. The females of this fpecies carry their

l'ouog 011

their baeks, Ihe young having their ,ails

twiacd abotlt ,he tail of ,he mOlhcr, The abol'e four

are n' li,es of Amerita.

DI DUS, in orni,hology, agenus bclonging to the order

of gall:nx. The bill is contraDed in the middle by

tlVO tranfverfe rugro ; eaeh mandible is inHeDed at ,he

point ; and Ihe faet is bare behind the eyes. The

body is blaekifh and c1oudy; the lail is very fholl;

and Ihe upper pan of the bill is red.

is a native of

India, and is iocapable of Ayin¡;, beeallfe ,he wings

are not furniflted with feathers fu/licieot for that pur–

pofe.

DIDYNAM IA, in the Linnrean fyaem of botan)'. See

OT ANY, p.

635,

DI E, in geography, a tOlVn of Franee, in Ihe province of

D.uphinl', fituated on the river Drome, twentY·lwo

mibfou,hofGrenoble: E.long'5°2o', N.lat.44°'

50'.

DlEGEM, a 10ll'n of the Aulhian Netherlands, in the

provinee of Drabant, aboUl three miles nonh of Bruf–

fels :

long 4° 20', and N. lat. 51°,

DIErE, a pon·town of Franee, fituatcd on the Brilifh

eh, nnel, about thirtymil:s nonhof Rouen, and oppo–

fite tOport Rye in England :

long.

JOJ

5', and

lat. 49° 55',

DIEI'HOLT, aei'yof \Veflphalia in Germanl', fi luated

at Ihe north end of the DUOlmcr

·l.ke

, thirty·five miles

fouth of flremen: E. long. 8°, N.

1.11

53°,

t is fubjea tO theking of Great Ilritain, as eleDor

of Hanover.

DI ERVILLA, in botany, See LAN ICERA.

DlES

ARC

H' '¡;,

was ,he day of eongrefs, or meeung

of ,he ElIgliO, and Seoleh, annu..llyappointed 10. be

held on the nmehes, or bordm, in order tOadJull:

all differences between them.

ESIS, in mufie, i¡ the divifion of a tone lefs than a

mi tone; or an interra! eonfifiing of a lefs 01 impero

feD femi·tone.

Diefis is the fmallen and foften change or iaHexioD

of the voiee im,ninable: it is caller! a faint, exprdfed

thus ,X, by a StAndreIV's erofs, or f,l,ier.

Dl ET, in medici'ne, aecording tO fOllle, comprehends

theII'hole regimen, or rule of life, \\'ilh regard 10 Ihe

fix non·nato,.ls, air, meals ano cirillks, Oeep and

wa,ehing, motion and ren, paflions of ,he roind, r/–

tentions and exerelions.

The more aeetlrate writcrs, however, renrain, the

term of diet to \Vhat regards eating and drinking, 01

foliJ alimcnts and dlinks. See

~1 ~D ' CtNE .

D' ET ' O&INKS, a f"rm in phyGc, inclu,ling all Ihe me·

dlc>icd wines,

alt~,

,nd wheys,

IIf~d

ehlonle c"fc;.

They re9uire a eourfe or conlinuation tO

anr~e,

any

intention of moment.

))' ET

o/n/'penrnllr,·,

in Seols law, the day 10 \\'hith a

,h:fend~r

is cite.! to appear in ctlun, ami

e~ery

other

d.IV

to ",hich the coun

f1vll

afterwards adJouro ,he

cn~lidcration

Ilf Ihe 9u:lllOn.

T, or \)

VI "

in IlIdtle'S uf poliry, is ufe,1 for the¡

S,n ra