MUSK.

1393

^a&ses t 7.

t^liar no * ® 1 !'' s to 0'92. John analyzed it, and found it to consist of a

«**, 2 5 n ~ sa P un ifiuble fat (ambreine) 80, sweet balsamic alcoholic extract, with benzoics °'ub| e j,j a, l ue <ms extract, benzoic acid, and chloride of sodium 1-5. Ambreine is^^eicaeiti ^ an d by the action of nitric acid furnishes a peculiar acid called

• The effects of ambergris on the system are said to be analogous to those

of

" lus *- Inthesho.

' as a perfume only.

ls e,n ploy C (j n 1 le S * 10 I ,S i s kept an alcoholic tincture (called essence of ambergris) which

Order 2. Ruminantia, Cuvier .— Ruminants.

. Pecora, Linnttus.

if 1 l,c ' s ors° , ^ 1 u PP er jaw ; in the lower usually eight; a vacant space betweenof° t * tw elv * . m ° ars > J ,ut in which, in some genera, are found one or two canities.c4t • c h the <? S 111 e ? c *’.j aw ) the crown marked w'ith two double crescents of enamel,, n "‘ties. p onvexity is outwards in the lower jaw, and inwards in the upper. Nof'Srpal ^ r em ' <tes disposed for walking. Two toes furnished with hoofs ;r ' lj k'tiinal" rrie,al aisal bones united. Four stomachs', intestines long. Two ormamma;. Horns in the males, and often in the females of most species.

Fig. 258.

The four Stomachs of the Sheep.

1 gullet.—6, The paunch.-e, The honeycomb.-rf. The maiiyp tes-ts The reed.—/, The commencement of the duo

he Musk Animal.

Mosc'hus moschif erus,Unn.h- u ; thefo nidc of the prepuce, e.-

^ in folUculo pra putii *ecrems, i.-Uispissatcd ^ nlc nUOtl of

Aristotle, Pliny , -RHan, and OpPg n ’ -"'"the earliest writP-rMto ’ Uma l- Rtius {Serrn. xvi. t. u. cap. ^ hitherto giventhe perfume. None of the etymologic #

° r d Musk {fioa-xpc) are satisfactory. \ 1 Molars -f~ <j —3T.

%L° U),iY - CHAR.-Incisors*. Canine ^~ “ aui nes large in the

e * '"'author altnrr-.tV,^ n- the females; sup . - g 0 dy slende :

for

F.g,

S altogether in

males. Ears long, pointed.

Feet with hoofs, separated and envelopingTail very short. Two

250.

hi.

^hus

tn '‘ S(: luJerus

the last phalanges,inguinal mammae.

Sp. Char. — Fur of a gray-brown ; hair^ coarse. A pouch before the prepuce of themale, filled with an unctuous musky sub-stance. Size of the roebuck.

The absence of horns and the presence ofcanine teeth distinguish the animal from theDeer ( Cervus ). The Stylocerus moschatus is4 u