[...] animals are divided into:
(a) those that belong to the Emperor,
(b) embalmed ones,
(c) those that are trained,
(d) suckling pigs,
(e) mermaids,
(f) fabulous ones,
(g) stray dogs,
(h) those that are included in this classification,
(i) those that tremble as if they were mad,
(j) innumerable ones,
(k) those drawn with a very fine camel brush,
(l) others,
(m) those that have just broken a flower vase,
(n) those that resemble flies from a distance.
[...]

attributed to "a certain chinese encyclopedia" in: The Analytical Language of John Wilkins, a short essay by J. L. Borges.
The term "chinese encyclopedia" has been used as a synonym for "a motley collection of things" or "a failed attempt at systematization" by many people.