Topsell's The History of Four-footed Beasts and Serpents

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1. Antalope 60. Elk Horn 118. Musmon
2. Ape 61. Ferret 119. Strepsiceros
3. Ape Calitrich 62. Fitch or Poul-Cat 120. Strepsiceros Horns
4. Of the Prasyan Apes 63. Fox 121. Strepsiceros Horns
5. Man Ape 64. Crucigeran Fox 122. Strepsiceros Horn
6. Cynocepale or Baboun 65. Gennet-Cat, called Genetha 123. Squirrel
7. Munkey 66. Skin 124. Getulian Squirrel
8. Cepus, or Martine Munkey 67. Goat, Male and Female 125. Wild Beast in the New-found World called Su
9. Tartarine 68. Goat 126. Swine in general
10. Satyre 69. Goat 127. Wilde Boar
11. Another Monster 70. Goat 128. Tatus, or Guinean Beast
12. Aegopithecus 71. Goat called by Pliny a Deer 129. Tiger
13. Sphinga or Sphinx 72. Wilde Goat, and the Figure of the Helevetian, Alpian, Wilde or Rock-goat 130. Unicorn
14. Sagoin, called Galeopithecus 73. Gulon 131. Ure-Ox
15. Bear Ape Arctopithecus 74. Hare 132. Weasel
16. Simivulpa, or Apish-Fox 75. Hedge-Hog 133. Wolf
17. Asse 76. Horse 134. Sea Wolf
18. Badger, otherwise called a Brocke, a Gray, or a Bauson 77. Hippelaphus 135. Zibeth, or Sivet Cat
19. Bear 78. Sea-Horse 136. Boa
20. Beaver, Male and Female 79. The Figure of the First Hyaena 137. Serpent
21. Beaver 80. The second kind of Hyaena, called Papio or Dabah 138. Adder
22. Bison 81. Mantichora 139. Aspes
23. White Scotian Bison 82. Ibex 140. Bees
24. Bonasus, the figure of the head and horns 83. The first picture of the Ichneumon was taken by Bellonius except the back be too much elevated 141. Chamealeon
25. Bonasus Horns 84. The second picture taken out of Oppianus Poems, as it was found in the old manuscript 142. Cockatrice
26. Buffe 85. Lamia 143. Crocodile
27. African Bugil 86. Lion 144. Ariabian or Egyptian Land Crocodile
28. Bull 87. Linx 145. Land Crocodile of Bresilia
29. Oxe and Cow 88. Linx once in the Tower of London 146. Scincus
30. Cowes 89. Linx pursueth a wilde Cat 147. Dart
31. Camel 90. Marder, Martel, or Marten 148. Dragon
32. Camel Dromedary 91. Mole or Want 149. Winged Dragon
33. Camelopardals 92. Vulgar Little Mouse 150. Dryine
34. Allocamelus 93. Rat 151. Frogs
35. Cat 94. Alpine Mouse 152. Green Frog
36. Colus 95. Dormouse 153. Padock or Crooked back Frog
37. Cony 96. Hamster or Cricetus, the first figure taken by Michael Horus 154. Toad
38. Indian Little Pig-Cony 97. Hamster or Cricetus, picture taken by John Kentmant 155. Haemorrhe
39. Fallow Deer 98. Mouse Pontique 156. Horned Serpent
40. The representation both of male and female 99. Flying Pontique 157. Hydra
41. Of the second kind of deer, the Roe - Bucke 100. Mouse Called the Shrew, or the Erd Shrew 158. Lizard
42. Of the first kind of Tragelaphus which may be called a deer goat 101. Wilde Field-Mice 159. Lizard with belly upward
43. The figure of another Tregelaphus, or deer goat, expressed by Bellonius 102. Nut-mouse, Hasel-mouse, or Filbird-mouse 160. Green Lizard
44. Hart and Hinde 103. Indian Mouse, Or a Mouse From Some Other Country 161. Millet or Cenchrine
45. The figure of the face and horns 104. Moschatte, or Musk-cat 162. Newte or Water-Lizard
46. The picture of another face and horns 105. Mule 163. Red Serpent
47. Dog in general 106. Ounce 164. Salamander
48. Gray-Hound 107. Scythian Wolf 165. Scorpion
49. Hunting Hound of Scotland Called Rache 108. Otter 166. Scytall
50. Sluth-Hound of Scotland 109. Panther, commonly called a Pardal, a Leopard, and a Libbard 167. Sea Serpent
51. English Blood Hound 110. Porcuspine or Porcupine 168. Serpents
52. Water Spagnel 111. Reyner, or Rainger 169. Serpents
53. Land Spagnel 112. Milking the Reyner 170. Serpents
54. Mimick, or Getulan Dog 113. Reyner Antler 171. Slow-Worm
55. Elephant 114. Rhinoceros 172. Stellion
56. Elk With Horns 115. Arabian Sheep with a broad tail 173. Tortoise
57. Elk Without Horns 116. Arabian Sheep with a long tail 174. Tortoise Shell
58. Elk Horns 117. Ram 175. Viper
59. Elk Horn    

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