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piece of leather : they are got at Borneo, Ja- 

 va, the Molucca JJles, Gambogia, and Cochin* 

 China. Thefe birds are faid to build their 

 nefts of little fillies on the rocks in the fea, and 

 to belong to the fwallow kind. A flimy juice 

 is faid to iffue out of their bills, by means of 

 which they f aft en their nefts to the rock : it is 

 alfo related of them, that they make ufe of the 

 flime fwimming in the fea, to make all the 

 parts of their nefts much in the fame manner as 

 (wallows do with clay. Their nefts are taken 

 after the young ones are flown 1. 



Sanguis Dracotiis. The goodnefs of its 

 colour is tried upon white paper. 



Sagu, r or Sago, from the Molucca I/lands , 

 Java, Sumatra, Jahora, and Borneo. White 

 Sago is more fcarce, and rauil be of a different 

 fort. 



Costus dulcis (Cojius Arabkus Linn. Mat* 

 Med.) or Putchuch, is a root ufual in our apo* 

 thecaries (hops. It ought to be clear, and 

 fmell like violets. 



1 Dullaldes Defcript. of China, 8 ° torn. ii. p. 20 r. 



r This is the Malak Name ; in Java it is called Bulum, 

 and is made of the pith of the Cycas circinnalis Linn. 



S 2 Spices ; 



