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v/ater out of their bellies, that is perfedlly 

 good to drink, and not at all corrupted. 



The pelican likewife lives in defart, and 

 dry places \ and is obliged to build her neft far 

 from the fea, in order to procure a greater 

 fhare of heat to her eo-o-s. She is therefore 



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forced to bring v/ater from afar for herfelf and 

 her young ♦, for which reafon Providence has 

 furnifhed her with an inllrument moft adapted 

 to this purpofe -, v. g. Ihe has a very large bag 

 under her throat, which fhe fills with a quan- 

 tity of water fufficient for many days •, and this 

 Ihe pours into the neft to refrefh her young, 

 and teach them to Iwim. The v/ild beafts, 

 lions, and tigers, come to this neft to quench 

 their thirft, but do no hurt to the young. 



Oxen delight in low grounds, becaufe there 

 the food moil palatable to them grows. 



Sheep prefer naked hills, where they find a 

 particular kind of grafs called thtfejiuca^ Fl. 

 ^^. which they love above all things. 



Goats climb up the precipices of mountains, 

 that they may browfe on tlie tender fiirubs, 

 and in order to fit them for it, they have feet 

 made for jumping *. 



* Vid. Derham's Phifyco-Theol. p. 319. not;. 



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