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The Natural Hiftoryof JAMAICA. 
They are fiequent and plentiful in Jamaica, as is alfo the 
Tophus Bovinus. 
This fort of AEgagropila is very common to be met. withall in the 
Stomachs or Paunches of Oxen, ’tis made up of their Hairs lickt down, 
and by the Periltaltick Motion of the Paunch made up tcgether 
into a fine and comely Ball of the bignefs almoft of ones Fit and 
fphxrical, after which itis incrufted by the glafly Pituita of that 
Place. 
Some of this powder’d and given half a Dram is faid to be a 
powerful Aftringent in any Cafe. 
Ovinum Genus. 
Vv. Ovis domeftica, cujus mas aries dicitur, fetus agnus. Ratj. fya. an. 
quadrupea, P- 73- f fr * € 
Thefe are tobe met with in famaica, 
VI. Ovis Africana pro vellere lanofo pilis brevibus hirtis veflita, Rav. 
jth Alle Pe 75: 
I faw fome Gainey Goats in Jamaica, they are like ours in every thing, 
only {maller, and Gainey Sheep, viz. two which were brought in by a Ship 
from that Country, being provided to eat at Sea, but when the 
Ship arriv’d they were prefented to a Planter in Ligwance, they are 
like Goats in every Refpect for the moft part black and white colour’d, 
having fhort Hair, like chat of a fix Weeks or Month old Caif, they 
are much lIefs than Goats and multiply very faft, and are very {weer 
Meat. 
VII. Ovis Guineenfis feu Angolenfis Marcer. lib, 6. cap. 10. Raij, fym 
Ps 75° 
Thefe I think to have feen in ‘famaica. 
VIII. Capra domeftica the Goat, Raij. fyn. anim. quad. p. 77. 
Thefe thrive well in Sfamaica. 
IX: Cervus platyceros, vel platyceros fimpliciter didtus Plinio, lib. 11. 
cap. 38. Dama vuleo. Dama vulgaris five recentiorum Gefn. Fallow Deer. 
Rat. fyn. an. p. 85. 
Thefe are fometimes brought to this Ifland. 
X. Sus feu porcus domefticus. Raij. yn. p. 92 
Thefe are very frequent both tame about Houfes, aad wild inthe 
Woods, 
XI. Simig fimpliciser dicta canda carens. Ratj. fy. p. 149, 
Some 
