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LATIr

la;l, and .\

rour.di

!h bdl)'.

It

is a n.rive of ¡Ikdco.

24. ¡ he qu:n'pc·lincJ;d, Ilas a c)!indrical rail, .r:J

{jv~

white !tncs on rhe hack.

h

i¡ fo"nd in C.trollll.l.

~5 . TIt~

balilifcus, has a long cy!inJrie.d rai l, a ra–

diJICd fi n on

rh~

blCk. anJ a crdl on Ihe hind pan of

Ihc head.

h

is a nalive o'f Sourh

Am~ric".

26 Tite

ign"A, has a long C)'linJ rical raíl, a reerhed ridge on

Ihe

~.ck,

and a crdl o" rhe rhroat. [r is a n:nive

01'

dlé [ndics. 27 . The calores, I\.IS a long cylindri.

cal rail, \\'irh Ihe lorc-rICr of Ihe b,ICk aoo )Iind part

of rhe held reerheJ. It is a narive of Ceylon. 28.

The aganu , has a long cylindrical rail, Wilh prickles

00

rhe oeck aod hiou pan of rh : head.

lt

is " n"rive

of América. 29. The umbra, has a long cylindrical

tail, a callous cren on the nape of tbe oeck,. and a

fire::ked back. Ir is a oarive of fourh ero c1imms.

;0. The plica, has a lor.g cylindr caJ rail, a callous creri

on Ihe Iiiou

h~ad,

aoJ a wany occk. Iris a narive of

the lorlies. 31. The nurmorHJ. h,ISalong cylinJri.

c.1 rad, a fmoolh back, and a fmall teethecl cren on

:he lhroa:.

It

is a

n~tive

ofSpain. 32. Thehullaris,

has a long cyliodrical ¡ail, and" bladder 00 lhe rhroat,

which il bJows up wheoenraged.

It

is a nalive of

j.1-

maica. 33. The Orumof. has a Jong cylindrical tai l,

and a

gi~~o(;s

brean.

Ir

is found io Soulh America.

34. The requifeio, h;s a long cyliodrical tail, aod a

plaileu future 00 the fideo It is a natire of rhe [ndies .

35. The aurara, has ac)'lindricallail, and

ro~nd

Ihi–

r,iog fcab Itke gold,

Ir

is found io rhe iOands of Cy–

prus _and Jerfe)'. 36. T he oilorica, has a loog cail

wirh a

Iriang~lar

edge, and tour liDes of fcales 00 lhe

blCk. It is a native of Egypt. 37. The punélata,

I.as

a

lo~g

cJ'iiodrical lail, rl'.'o yellow ¡iocs 00 lhe

b~lk .

aod is iorerfperfed with black poiors.

lt

~

foullJ

ia l\.fia. 38. T he

I ~mnifcara,

has a long c)'liodrical

taiJ, aud 8 whirc lioes on the back.

Ir

is' found io

Guinea. 19. The fafciara, has a blue cyliodricAI tai l,

and fi l'e ¡t1low lines on the bock.

lt

is a

n~tive

of

Carolina. 40. T ile chdci¿es, has a loog cyltndrical

rail, aod very Ol"t legs,

\\'il~

uve toes 00 the f<el.

It is a oat;"e of Europe <od Arrica.

41.

The v"i ·

garis. has a cylinorical I<il, fuur toes 00

th~

fo re fw,

and

('.1'0

¿Illky

coloured lioes 00

Ih~

back.

Ir

is a oa–

:il'e of Eurore. 42 . The

~qualica,

has a tail fo:nc ·

"h<t cyJiuóical, 20d four loes

O,)

rhe

lo'e·(~et.

Ir

1;'IC3

in \hef,dh

w~tm,

peols,

&c.

ofE~rope.

43 ·

The

¡a!1I:1ri~,

has a I. nceoi, rul rail, . r,a

rolt,

lors oo'

lhe fore·f>:et .

Ir

iohabirs lhe O' gOlCt

vwer~

of Eu

rape.

H.

The pllnélm. ha, a cyliodrical

",:1,

four

loes on lhe fore-fw . and JongitllJinótl rowl cf

whil~

fpors on the

b1.ck

. ír is a n:ltive c,f C::rol;ffn . 4\.

Toe

q lll\lI~r· lioeara,

h,:a a loog cylincl,icnl lad, fOll r

toes ta lhe fore

/~er,

<od four y,lIol'/ Ilnes on

Ih~

b'Ck.

Ir

is a nttive uf Norlil Ame"". 16.

T~e

f,ll"and ra, has a

{h" rt

(yEndric.d 1:lil , f0ur

lOes 011

ll:e f:'le feet, .nd a nlhd pOIOUSbody. This animal

is vul e"!)' Lid tO

live

in fire ; bUI it :s f"unel ro be

:t

mif!Jke. lt ;s

fou~d

io rile r'JUlhcl'll COUOIII('Sof E.u

rnr~ .

47 The aog JO:I. has" vuy

I~ng

t'wiCl II.llrd

t:.ii. 'Xlt tm' l¡ n?-HI al ¡he rOi;H. Ir is fouod

:\t

Ihe

el_?"

(.f

(; ')("J

ho~'c.

'1~c.

11.

1'10.

6z .

LACflNif.,l,

in bnLlny, a geous of

tlt~

u!1aodria

mG–

oo~ynia

eI,fs.

lt

!Ias

o~ c~li.x

; the coroll.l is dlvideJ

inro four f,gments ; rhe li01Lus is uoequal; anu ¡he

fruit, which is a kind of bw)', cOlllaios bur une fecu.

There are t\VO fpe.ies, borh ClJlivcs of \V.rmc1imatcs.

L:\CHRnL\L, io .nalom/. an appellalioo given

to fCI'eral pans ofrhe eye. See ANATOMY, p. 28 9.

LACHR

n [i\

TOR

Y,

io antiquity. a "errel \Vhereio

\Vere colleéled lhe rears of a dcceafed perfoo's fri<ous,

and Imfcrvcd along \Vilh lhe a!hes aod uro.

LACTEA L vESSELS . inloatomy. See ANAf . p. 263 .

U\CTlFEIWUS, an 2ppcllation giveo to pldots a–

bouoding wilh a Olilky juicc, as the fOIV·thillle, lnd

the like.

I.ACTUCA, LETTue E, io botaoy. See LETTUC E.

LACUNIE,,ioaoalomy. See ANA'TOMY, p. 275, 276.

LACUNAR, io arcltireélure, ao arched roof or ceiling,

filO re efpecially lhe planking or Rooril1g above porticos

aod pinzas.

LADENBURG, a 10IVO of Germlny, (¡luared on the

"ver Neckar, eighty miles oorth·well of Heidelburg.

LADRONE rSLANDS, are fi tumd in rhe Pacine

0-

ceao, between 12° and 28

0

of N. lat. aodabout 140'

E long.

LADY's BEDSTRAW. Sce GALL IU .

L&oy's

MA S TL~_

See ALC HIMILLA.

LALY's HrOC K.

See C.HDAMINE.

LADY 'SSL IPPEIt. Sce CYPR IPEDIUM.

LADY'S TRACES . See OPHRYS .

LADY DAY. io

I~w,

rhe 2ith of March, being tbe:

aonunci. tionof theholyvirgio. See ANSUNCIA TI ON .

LAGOEC!.~,

ROUSD·HEADED CUM;.II N, in botaoy,

a geous of lhe peot.lodria monogynia

d.fs.

It hal

borh all univerfal anJ panial iovolucrum; lhe pctals

are bificl ; aud rhe feed is fulita,y. Time is but one

fpecies, a nalive of Crere.

LAGOI'US, in

oroirholo~y.

See T ET RAO.

LAGOS,

3

P0rf'rowo of Portugal, in tite prorioce of

Algma:

W.

long. 9

0

27', N. IJt. 36°

4(

LAG

U¡WS.

il1 botany, a geous of the triaodriadigyoia

clafs. The calix

ha~

a double val Ie, \\'irh a rillous

al:n, aoJ Ihe exrerior petal lm t\Vo ?uns .t Ihe end.

There are t\Vo fpecies, oone of Ihem oatives of Dli–

tdin

LAIIOLM, a pon·towo of Go¡hlar.d, io Swcden, (¡xry

odc~

nonh 01' Copenhagen.

Li\HOR, ¡he capiral of a

provir.ce

of rhe fanle name in

¡be Itilher Iodia: E. loug 7

S

o

and N. Iat. 33°.

L AKE.

a collcLlioo

d

waters contaiucd in fome cal'i¡y

io an ir,laod place, of a large cxrcot, fUlTou nJcd

wil h

land,

allJ

hJving no

cOIIIl\l~nication

Wlih

the

occan.

LM,lA. Ihc f(,crrizopontiJ, or rat:.er

gOl!

or IheAfi,ltic

Tart;us,

IOhabillng

dlé:

CClllntry

o( Buranrola. Thc

I:tnla is

Ola

,'ulyaduled bf r:le ir

,h.blt.ln

ls of r:l e cOlm–

rry, hl:r a!f¡¡ by Ihe kinp of '[''''lIY, \Vho r"nd

:" Ill

rieh prefen,s. and gu in l'

ilgrim.lg'

ro p. y him

~dnra·

1:011

c.dllll?, hiol

1"lIJa

C"'~/iI ,

i. e. ,,(,J

r h~

cI·e"..l–

io¡ , ¡',"her or he,I",'n.

II~

is ntv.,

r~

loe fcen hlll in

a (wcr plac" or his

p:d, ~c,

a,\IIo!! a

.~r:.It

nll:ltb:r oí

l:tlllr<,

fil"n~ crofs.I' C~ :d

\1

On l

C'"!!I:O'l,

,1r.J Jd"rl:,d

y ll

'1'

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