[292] The coot, probably.
[293] He alludes to the papillæ of the mucous gland.
[294] The colic.
[295] “Lupus cervarius.” Probably the lynx.
[296] The belly of the elephant presents five transversal folds.
[297] See B. xxviii. c. 77. This substance, known by the name of egagropile, consists of the hair which the animal has swallowed when licking itself. It assumes a round form, in consequence of the action of the intestines.
[298] Perhaps the godwit, or stone-plover, the Scolopax ægocephala of Linnæus.
[299] See also B. xxvi. c. 83.
[300] This may be done with safety in dogs or other animals.
[301] See B. v. c. 32.