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largest of which, (hevve T. gingero A.,) is nearly allied to those found inArabia . Another smaller species, with a black face, is named alesteo,in the Tigre, and tota, in the Amharie language.
The rest of the animals are as follows : the wild boar, (arowjah akul, T.eryeah, A.;) the porcupine ; (confus, T. zurt, A.;) a species ofcavy; (gihe,T. ashkoko, A. v ) nearly allied to that found at the Cape ; a small grey spe-cies of hare, (muntile T.,) considered as unclean by the Abyssinians ; thesquirrel, (shele el hehoot, T.) ; therat,(inchwa,T. ait, A.,) with which thefields are over-run, and an undescribed species of makis, or lemur, (faun-kus T. guereza, A.,) of which an imperfect drawing has been given by Lu-dolf. This last animal is about the size of a cat, and is commonly seen amongthe branches of trees ; it has a long tail, faintly striped black and white,with white bushy hair at the end; the hair on the body is long, and of aclear white colour throughout, except on the back, which is marked with alarge oval spot of short hair, of the deepest black. The skins of these animalsare brought out of Damot and Gojam, and are commonly found in themarkets, selling at about half a dollar each, every man in Tigre wearinga piece of this skin as an ornament on his shield. When a number ofthem are sewed together, it forms a very splendid covering for a couch,which I never met with except in the house of the Ras : one of these waspresented to me by the Ras himself, which is at present in the collection ofHis Royal Highness the Prince Regent . The hippopotamus, (gomari,) andthe crocodile, (agoos,) which abound in the lakes, as well as principal riversin the country, have been before mentioned. A great many other speciesof animals are doubtless to be found in the country; but the above list con-tains the names of all that I either saw or heard of, during my stay there.
Among the larger birds indigenous to the country, is a great variety ofspecies of the genus falco ; the most remarkable of which, are the two de-scribed and drawn under the directions of Mr. Bruce. The larger of thesehe has termed Golden Eagle , by way of distinction. This is classed amongthe vultures by Dr. Shaw, and is called the “ bearded vulture,” on accountof the straitness of' its bill; but its general appearance in a natural state,together with the vigour and animation which it displays, incline me tothink it more nearly allied in the natural system to the eagles, and I shouldtherefore be inclined to call it the African Bearded Eagle. The head of one,
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