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The Natural Hiftory of JAM AIC A. 
The Hawks-Bill Turtle. 
This is a fort of Tortoife or Tartle, very little differing from the 
common Sea-fort, only in every part lefs, and the Breaft yellowifh 
white in Colour. 
This is lefs, and not fo ‘good Vittuals as the former, tho’ as common 
in thefe Seas. 
V. Teftudo Caretta ditta. de Rochef. p. 248. Raij. fya. quad. p. 258. 
Caret de du Tertre. p. 229. de Labat. p. 315: 
- -'Thefe are chiefly valued for their Scales, commonly call’d Tortoife 
Shell, and are found with the others. 
VI. Lacertus omnium maximus, Crocodilus dittus, The Crocodile. Rajj. 
quadrup. yn. p» 261. Alagartos of Hawkins. A ftrange Moatice of Sier- 
raleona on the: Coaft of Guiney. Earl of Camberlana’s Voyage, 4p: 
Hakl. part 3. p. 770. Crocodile. de Rochef. p. 241- 
The Allagator. 
They are very common on the Coafts and deep Rivers of Famaica, 
one of nineteen Feet in Length, I was told was taken by a Dog, which 
was made ufe of as a Bait, with a piece of Wood ty’d to a Cord, the 
farther End of which was faftened to a Bed Poft. The Crocodile 
coming round as ufual every Night, feiz’d the Dog, was taken by the 
Piece of Wood made faft tothe Cord, dtew the Bed to the Window 
and wak’d the People, who kill’d the Allagator which had done them 
much Mifchief. The Skin was ftuffed and offer’d to me as a Rarity 
and Prefent, but I could not accepr of it becaufe of its Largenefs, want- 
ing Room to ftow it. 
Inan Allagator of feven Foot long, there were four Glands, Musk Pods, 
or Scent Bags, two under the Jaws, and two near the Awus, the 
Windpipe was reflected, and had one or two Windings, and one Di- 
vifion before its entring the Lungs, which were nothing but Veficles 
with Blood Veffels intermix’d, there were two great Lobes, one of 
each fide the Spine, the Heart was little, had Auricles and a Pericar- 
dium, in which was a great Quantity of Water, the Diaphragma feem’d 
Membranaceous, or rather Tendinous or Nervous, the Liver on the 
right Side moftly, withone Lobe reaching to the left Side, it was long and 
triangular, and had'a great Gall Bladder, full of yellow thin Bile, I obferv’d 
no Spleen, the Kidnies were plac’d near the Anas lying broad and fix’d to 
the Spine, appearing in feveral Se€tions; It had no Tongue, one large Sto- 
mach, witha rugous Coat within, containing many round fmooth Stones 
and Sand, fuch as is on the Sea Shore, and fome Bones in it. There 
were many Circumvolutions of the Inteftines, and the Redfum was 
divided -as-it-were into Joints. The Eye was cover’d below with a 
wrong Membrana niCtitans and was Spherical, the Pupil was long like 
2 Lats, ‘ 
~~ Fhey are not to be pierc’d or thruft into but in the Belly, in one 
of Aine Foot long there was a Pottle of Stones in his Belly. Cumber- 
hand’s Noyage oe 
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