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obferved in feveral places. The bottom of 

 the fca, which was at the depth o r two fa- 

 thoms, more or lefs, was full of (harp ramofe 

 corals. On the fliore were to be met with 

 coral-jionesy coral-organs, hippitris faxea, and 

 ieveral (hells, mod of which were fpoiled and 

 worn away by the water. Among the fliells 

 were principally cypraas, harpago 5 cornibus, 

 (S trombus Chiragra Linn.) and others. 



I ADVA nc ed fomewhat further on the ifland, 

 and faw the Plantain tree (Mufa Taradifiacd) 

 growing fpontaneoufly, and the monkeys 

 jumping from one tree to another, as fquirrels 

 do in our country. The continual cracking 

 noife which I heard was, as our people faid, 

 made by a fort of lizards, of which I could 

 not procure one fpecimen. 



Several butterflies flew about me; but 

 my eyes were fixed upon the Flora. I went 

 along the more becaufe the woods appeared 

 too crouded for me, and obferved the follow- 

 ing fcarce trees : 



Sopbona alopccuroides i a little tree with a 

 foft ft em. 



Morinda clirifolia. 



Gaettarda 



