[C]. It is not intended in every instance to trouble the reader with duplicate measurements; but they will be introduced occasionally. Wherever only one measurement is given, it must be understood as English.—Ed.
[D]. The Huns, on being driven from their ancient pastures by the Chinese, traversed Asia, (1300 leagues,) and, swelled by the numerous hordes they conquered en route, entered Europe, and gave the first impulse to the great migration of nations. Deguires traces their progress with geographical minuteness, and Gibbon tells their story with his usual eloquence in Chap. XXVI.—Ed.
[E]. This effect is well represented in Grindlay’s Scenery of the Western Side of India, plate 18.—Ed.
[F]. Modern naturalists affirm that all bats are insectivorous.—Ed.
[G].
Ipsa suæ meminit stirpis, seseque Deisque
Mens fruitur felix, et novit in astra reverti.
Barclaii Argenis, lib. v.—Ed.
[H]. Examen critique de l’Hist. de la Géographie, t. iii., pp. 104–108.
[I]. See my Observations de Zoologie et d’Anatomie comparée, t. ii., pp. 179–181.