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THE 
Natural Hiftory 
JAMAICA. 
BOOKIV. PART IL 
OF 
Cruftaceous Animals, Sea-Stars and Blubber. 
Cui oc E 
i. ANCER terrestris, caniculos [ub terra agent. Nat. Hift. Fam: 
Vol. 1. Tab. 11. Crabes blanches. Rochef. p. 254. 
The Land Crab. 
Thefe make Burrows under Ground, like Rabbits, feed upon Ves 
getables, and are very common in Famaica. They refemble very much 
our common eatable Sea-Crab, only are a little darker red colcur’d, and 
except on their upper fides,where are fome Depreffions,Furrows or Wrinkles, 
neither have they any {mall LegslikeFins, but all theirLegs except the great 
Claws are long and not forked but fingle pointed, and have on their two lait 
Joints fome imal] Prickles; The Edges of the Margins of their Bodies are 
fmooth, and have in the fore Parts two Holes, long and large enough 
to lodge in them the Eyes of the Crab; 
They are eaten by the Inhabitants, and are much beyond any Crutfta- 
ceous Animal I ever eat, in Delicacy of Tafte. They arethought to be 
poyfonous when they feed upon the Manfanilla-Tree Leaves or Fiuit, 
which I fuppofe may come, from fome of it fticking to their Chaps, or 
lying undigefted in their Stomachs, which are not feparated before cating. 
Fe ane paluftris cuniculos fub terra agens. Maracoani. Marcgr. p. 184¢ 
he 1048. - Z 
