LOUISIANA.        93
wheat, all kinds of food, and good fruit, un-
known in France ; game of all kinds is plenti-
ful there ;  wild oxen *, flags, roebucks, bears,
tygers,
* The here enumerated animals, we intend to make bet-
ter known, by adding the names in Dr. Linnasus Syft. Nat.
and Mr. Pennant's Syn. of Quadr. or his Britifh Zoology.
i. Wild Oxen. Bos Bifon, Linn. American ox,
Penn. Syn. Quad.   8.
2.   Stags. Cervus Elaphus, Linn. Stag deer, Penn.
Syn. Quad. 49.
3.  R9EEUCKS. As it is dubious whether this fpecies is
in North America, this is probably the Dama Virginiana,
Ray. Syn. Quad. 86,-; or Virginian deer, Penn. Syn. Qua-
drup. 51.
4.   Bears. Urfus Arftos, Linn. Black bear, Penn.
Syn. Quad.   190.
5.  Tyoers. There are no true tygers in all the new
continent, and what is called thus mutt be the Cugacurana
of Marcgrave, and Rty. Syn. Quad. 169. or Brown cat, Penn.
Syn. Quad.  179.
6.   Leopards. Felis Pardus, Linn. Panther, Penn<
Syn. Quad, p. I*. I. note. Mr. Pennant has proved, from
very good authorities, that this fpecies is found in America,-
contrary to what M. de Buffon fays ; who, though a ver/
great  naturalift,   by far fuperior to many who make free
witls