or Acephalus, in a general sense, without a head. The term is more particularly used in speaking of certain nations or people, represented by ancient naturalists and cosmographers, as well as by some modern travellers, as formed without heads; their eyes, mouth, &c. being placed in other parts. Such are the Blemmyes, a nation of Africa, near the head of the Niger, represented thus by Pliny and Solinus: Blemmyis traduntur capita abesse, ore et oculis pectori affixis. Ctesias and Solinus mention others in India, near the Ganges, sine cervice, oculos in humeris habentes. Mela also speaks of people, quibus capitis et vultus in pectore sunt. And Suidas, Stephanus Byzantinus, Vopiscus, and others after them, relate the like. Some modern travellers have pretended to find acephalous people in America.