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tains only one cell, which is divided into feveral lodg- ments by their fepta. The feeds are numerous, of a bony hardnefs, of a globofe, but fomewhat comprefied form, and are placed one in every lodgment. The dry fruit is com- mon in the Mufeums of the curious, who collect fruits and feeds. Plumier, 39. Linn. Gen. PI. 518. This plant Is efteemed good in colics, and hernias ; and' is faid to difcufs flatulencies, comfort a weak ftomach, provoke the menfes, and expel the ftone.

GUILLEM, in zoology, the name given in many parts of England to the bird called by authors lomzvia, and in fome places the kiddaw. See Lomwia. GUINEA corn. See the article Corn.

Guinea pig, the name given by our common people to a fort of animal, diftinguifhed by authors by the name of mia porcelli pilis et voce, the rat with the hair and voice of a hog.

It is a very fingular kind of animal, and there are three forts of it, all very different from one another. 1. The Porcellus indicus, or common Guinea pig. 2. The aguti : and 3. The paca of the Americans. This creature feems to partake of the nature of feveral animals. Its hair and voice are like the hog's ; its teeth and head refemble the rabbit's, as does alfo its general fize ; and its ears are wholly like thofe of the moufe and rat kind. See Porcellus, Aguti, and Paca.

GUINIAD, in zoology, a name given by fome to the fifh, known among authors by the name of ferra, a fifh of the truttaceous kind, common in the lakes of Wales, and fome of the northern counties of England ; and in the laft of thefe places called the fchelley. JViltugbby, Hift. Pifc. p. 184. See the article Ferra.

GUIRA ACANGATARA, in zoology, the name ofaBrafilian bird of the woodpecker kind, and of the fixe of our larger fpotted woodpecker. Its tail is remarkably long, and confifts of eight feathers. Its head feathers are brown in the middle, and yellowifh at the fides, fo that the bird looks crefted ; and on the contrary, the feathers of the wings and neck are yellow in the middle, and brown at the edges ; its belly, and great part of its back, are of a pale yellow ; its feet and legs are of a blueifh green. It is common in the woods iti feveral parts of America, and, like our woodpeckers, makes a very loud yelling. Marggrave, Hift. Brafil.

GUIRACENOIA, in zoology, the name of a fmall Brafilian bird of the parus, or titmoufe kind. Its head, throat, breaft, belly, and the lower half of its back, are all of a fine blue ; its neck, and the upper half of its back, black j its wings are black, variegated with blue; its tail is black; and its legs brown. Marggrave, Hift. Braf.

GUIRACOEREBA, in zoology, the name of a Brafilian bird of the fize of a greenfinch. Its head is ornamented with a large fpot of fea green feathers ; the reft of its head, its throat, its breaft and belly, and the lower half of its back, are of a fine fhining blue, with white variegations. There runs a fine blue line acrofs the wings. The upper half of the back is of the deepeft black imaginable, and is very glofly and fhining ; the tail is black, and the wings are large, and have a great deal of yellow in them ; but that is not feen, unlefs when the bird is flying. Marggrave, Hift. Braf.

GUIRA GUAINUMBI, in zoology, the name of a bird of the king-fiiher, or merops kind, of the fize of a pigeon in ap- pearance, being very thick covered with feathers, but its body is really not larger than that of a thruih ; the bill is longifh and black, a little crooked, and notched at the edges like the teeth of a faw ; its legs are very fhort ; its tail very long, and very narrow. It is a very beautiful coloured bird ; its head is of a very fine blue, and has a large black fpot in the middle ; its breaft, throat, and belly, are of a dufky yellow, and its back of a fine grafs green ; and the neck and wings have a blueifh caft with the green, like that on the necks of the drake, the peacock, and fome other birds. Marggrave, Hift. Braf.

GUIRANHEEMGATU, in zoology, the name of a Bra- filian fparrow of the fize of our common fparrow. Its head and throat are yellow, and its neck, breaft, and belly, of a deep faffron colour. The wings arc variegated with green and yellow. The male of this fpecies fings very fweetly, but the female is much lefs beautifully coloured, and has no other note but tfebrip, tfebrip. Marggrave, Hift, Braf.

GUIRAPANGA, in zoology, the name of a Brafilian bird of the thruih kind, remarkable for the loudnefs of its voice. It is the largeft of all the thruih kind, approaching to the fize of a fmall pigeon. Its beak is a finger's breadth long, broad at the bafe, and very (harp, and a little hooked at the point. Its mouth opens very wide. Its throat is very broad, and it has feveral black flefhy protuberances hanging down from it of a finger long, and the fhape of a fpear point. Its head is of a dufky brown ; its neck, breaft, belly, back, and thighs, are of a dufky greyifh hue, and the back fpotted with black, and toward the origin of the tail a little alfo with brown. Its tail is fhort, and is variegated with black, grey, and green ; and its wings are black, fhaded and va- riegated with green. Its breaft is, as it were, bifid, and Suppl. Vol. I,

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gives place for a very large wind-pipe, by means of which it is able to make a very loud noife. Its only founds are cick cock kur kur kur, which it repeats almoft tncel&ntly cur- ing the feafon when it cries, which is only for fix or {even weeks about Midfummer. Marggrave, Hift. Braf.

GUIRAPEREA, in zoology, the name of a Brafilian bird. It is of the fize of a lark, and has a fhort, thick, black beak. Its head, neck, back, and belly, are of a pale yellow, like that of wax ; and the lower part of the head, the throat, and the breaft are black ; the wings and tail are brown and black, with a flight variegation of fea green. Marg*rave y Hift. Braf.

GU1RAGUACUBERABA, in zoology, the name of a Bra- filian bird of the fize of a goldfinch. Its throat and the extremity of the belly are of a fine pale yellow, as is alfo the back. Its head, the outfide of its neck, and the ante- rior half of its back are of a pale green, as are alfo its wings and tail ; but the wings have fome brown feathers inter- mixed. It has a large black fpot under its throat, reaching almoft to its eyes. Its beak is ftrait, Mender and pointed. Its feet are brown. Marggrave's Hift. Braf.

GUIRAQUEREA, in zoology, the name of a Brafilian bird of the caprimulgus, or goat-fucker kind, a fort of fmall owl, approaching to the figure of the cuckow. It is about the fize of the Jark, but its wings and tail are very long, which make it look much larger than it is. It has a large flat head, a fhort beak, a very wide mouth, and fome briftles about the origin of the bill. It is of a brownifh grey colour, variegated with yellowifh and whitifh fpots ; and about its head and neck has a fort of ring of a deep yellow. Its legs are very fhort, and its toes are connected by a mem- brane, but not webbed like the ducks. It is not faid whe- ther this be a night bird, or one that flies by day light, but probably it is of the firft kind, as its whole figure refembles the caprimulgus. Ray's Ornitholog. p. 71.

GUIRARA NHAENGETA, in zoology, the name of a Bra- filian bird of the cenanthe or wheat ear kind. Its beak and legs are black, its head, neck, breaft, and belly are of a very pale grey, its back of a pale afh colour j on each fide of the head, from the angle of the beak, there is a long black ftreak; the wings are black, and the tail of an extremely deep and glofly black, with a fine white tip and fome white fpots on feveral parts of it. Marggrave s Hift. Braf.

GUIRATANGEIMA, in zoology, the name of a Brafi- lian bird of the woodpecker kind. It is of the fize of a lark, its head and neck are black ; it has abroad black fpot on its back, and its v/ings are alfo black, but have a long white fpot in the middle. Its general colour, excepting thefe marks, is a deep and fomewhat reddifh yellow. Its legs are blue. There is a great deal of beauty in the contrivance of the neft of this bird; it is of a long cylindric figure, and is very nicely hung down from the firm twigs of trees. Marg- grave's Hift. Braf.

GUIRATINGA, in zoology, the name of a Brafilian bird of the heron kind, but fhialler than the common heron ; it walks very erect, its neck is long, and its feet and legs of a greenifh yellow ; it is all over of a pure mow white, and its neck feathers are whiter and fofter than thofe of the oftrich. It is always feen about waters. Mar a gravis Hift. Braf.

GUIRATIRICA, in zoology, the name of a Brafilian bird of the bulfinch kind, called by Mr. Ray rubicilla America- na. It is of the fize of a lark, and has a very ftrong beak. Its head, throat, and the middle and lower part of its neck are of a fine fhining blood red. The fides of its neck, its breaft, and its belly are white, the upper part of the neck is black with a flight variegation of white. Its back is grey fpotted with black, and its wings and tail black with a little white- nefs at the edges. MarggraveS Hift. Braf.

GUIRAUPIAGARA, in zoology, the name of a fpecies of ferpent found in America, and fo called from its love of eggs, the word exprefling a devourer of eggs. It is a long flender fnake, black on the back, and yellow on the belly. It is a great climber of trees, and rolls about among their upper branches, as fwiftly as if fwimming in water : it is a great enemy to birds, deftroying vaft quantities of their eggs. Ray's Syn. Anim. p. 329.

GUITARRA, in the Italian mufic, the name of a mufical inftrument of the firing kind, with five double rows of firings, of which thofe that form the bafs are in the middle ; unlefs it be one for the burden, an octave lower than the fourth. Brofs. Muf. Diet, in voc.

This inftrument was firft ufed in Spain, and the Italians give it the particular denomination of Spagnuola. It is found in Italy, and other countries, but more frequently in Spain. Id. ibid.

GUITGUIT, in zoology, the name under which Nieremberg has defcribed a bird, which he fays is no larger than a wren, and of a beautiful green colour ; and much efteemed for the table. This bird he fays has great courage though fo very fmall, and often attacks whole flights or ravens, which i^ perfecutes till they feek fhelter among reeds and in thickets,, to hide themfelves from it. Rays Ornitholog. p. 297. Mr. Ray efteems the wheje to be an entirely fabulous and 12 Q, fcife,