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quantity of flime it was always covered with, it feems to ^in- 



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live after the manner of flat fifh, at the bottom. < , f 



Upon the rocks are plenty of mufcles, and fome other 

 fmall fliell fifli. There are alfo great numbers of fea-flars ; 

 fome fmall limpets ; and large quantities of fponge ; one 

 fort of which, that is thrown on fliore by the fea, but not 

 very common, has a moft delicate texture; and another, is 

 the fpongia dichoioma. 



Many pretty M?r//^V heads were found upon the beach; 

 and the llinking laplyfia or fea-hare, which, as mentioned 

 by fome authors, has the property of taking oif the hair by 

 the acrimony of its juice j but this fort was deficient in this • 

 refpecfl. 



InfecT:s, though not numerous, are here in confiderabic 

 variety. Amongfl them are grafshoppers, butterflies, and 

 feveral forts of fmall moths, finely variegated. There are 

 two forts of dragon-flies, gad-flies, camel-flies 5 feveral forts 

 of fpiders ; and fome fcorpions j but the lad are rather rare. 

 The mofl troublefome, though not very numerous tribe of 

 infects, are the mufquitoes ; and a large black ant, tlie 

 pain of whofe bite is almoft intolerable, during the fhorc 

 time it lafts. The mufquitoes, alfo, make up the defici- 

 ency of their number, by the feverity of their venomous 

 probofcis. 



The inhabitants whom we met with here, had little of 

 that fierce or wild appeardnce common to people in their 

 fituation ; but, on the contrary, feemcd mild and cheerful, 

 without referve or jealoufy of ftrangers. This, however,, 

 may arife from their having little to lofe or care for. 



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