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. Conradi Gesneri medici Tigurini Historiæ animalium Lib. I. de quadrupedibus uiuiparis : opus philosophis, medicis, grammaticis, philologis, poe?tis, & omnibus rerum linguarumq?; uariarum studiosis, utilissimum simul iucundissimumq?; futurum ... Pre-Linnean works; Zoology. Debobuslndicis. Lib. L ©mni neworum contentione, quemadmodum athlctac,ut atit maximo afficiantur prswriio j aut glo* riam capiantccrtammis,nituntun Ratioms quidem expertes funtferi tauri, arietcs manfueti, aiini tmo armati cornu,hyenar,poftremi m certamen ueniunt elephantiiij inter fe uulnerant,&: alter ftepc alteru
. Conradi Gesneri medici Tigurini Historiæ animalium Lib. I. de quadrupedibus uiuiparis : opus philosophis, medicis, grammaticis, philologis, poe?tis, & omnibus rerum linguarumq?; uariarum studiosis, utilissimum simul iucundissimumq?; futurum ... Pre-Linnean works; Zoology. Debobuslndicis. Lib. L ©mni neworum contentione, quemadmodum athlctac,ut atit maximo afficiantur prswriio j aut glo* riam capiantccrtammis,nituntun Ratioms quidem expertes funtferi tauri, arietcs manfueti, aiini tmo armati cornu,hyenar,poftremi m certamen ueniunt elephantiiij inter fe uulnerant,&: alter ftepc alterum uincit,atjqj adeo mterimit: farpe etiam uterqtie tiulneribus confedus,fimul decumbit,Harc fupra etiam alium !ocum recitatii in Boue Indis qui bubus iundis uelocifj fimo ctirfu in certaminibus ferantur:quoniam illic feri ne an manfueti effent hi boues non diflinxe=* ratsHoc atitem in loco omnino feros e(Teapparet*: t)C res ipfa oftendit boues domefticos tanta uelb# citatemmime pollere. ^flndia generat boues (olidis ungulis * unicornes,PIinius:Etproxime amcd Aethiopia Indicos boues(id eft lndicis fimi!es,nempeunicornes ) unicornes,rricornesc^ gignit. Soli 10 nus utruncp locum coniunxit,nefcio qiiam recle: Boues (inquit) Unicornes &C tricornes iolid/s un gulis,necbifidis,inlndia Indiciscamelorum akitudo traditur^cornuain latitu^ dinem qtiaternorum fectindo ex India cornu allatum fertint qttod tres amphoras eaperet, apudIndos alrj boues quimaximos hircosmagnitudinenon fuper-are iiidenttir j Ii uel coniugati uelociflime citmtnt,nec minus ftrenue quam Getici equi ctirfum confr* etiam fylueftres exiftimauerim. Rangiferum cene noftrum , 8C botie fylueftrerrt ce{Te,cV omniuinhocgenereUelocifli'mum,cVad certaminacurfuscp aptiflinuim,eVpartim unicor* nem partim tricornem dici pofle,nec in Scandinatiia folum,fed alrjs etiam Aiif regionibtis inueninV alias docebojut Indicos boues eiufdem gener
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