The seven great monarchies of the ancient eastern world: or, The history, geography and antiquities of Chaldæa, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, and Sassanian or New Persian empire . rt horny claw at the extremityof the tail in the middle of the ordinary tuft of hair.^^ Tlieibex or wild goat—also a favorite subject with the Assyriansculptors—is frequent in Kurdistan, and moreover abounds onthe highest ridges of the Abd-el-Aziz and the Sinjar, where it isapproached Avith difficulty by the hunter.*** The gazelle, wildboar, wolf, jackal, fox, badger, porcupine, and hare are com-mon in th
The seven great monarchies of the ancient eastern world: or, The history, geography and antiquities of Chaldæa, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, and Sassanian or New Persian empire . rt horny claw at the extremityof the tail in the middle of the ordinary tuft of hair.^^ Tlieibex or wild goat—also a favorite subject with the Assyriansculptors—is frequent in Kurdistan, and moreover abounds onthe highest ridges of the Abd-el-Aziz and the Sinjar, where it isapproached Avith difficulty by the hunter.*** The gazelle, wildboar, wolf, jackal, fox, badger, porcupine, and hare are com-mon in the plains, and confined to no particular locality. Thejerboa is abundant near the Khabour.*^ Bears and deer arefound on the skirts of the Kurdish hills. The leopard, hyaena,lynx, and beaver are comparatively rare. The last named ani-mal, very uncommon in Southern Asia, was at one time foundin large numbers on the Khabour; but in consequence of thevalue set upon its musk bag, it has been hunted almost to ex-termination, and is now very seldoni seen. The Khabour bea-vers are said to be a different species from the tail is not large and broad, but sharp and pointed; nor. Plate. XLI 10 20 30 Terrace Wall at Khorsabad, 60 feet. Fl^ 2. ^^^J^ (&MMSMMM
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