L A
e
SÚ I
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.asa
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.ceof 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.lnls 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'
2J