39* DE BESniS MARIKIS. 



Qiiantiim ad piilchritiidincm inim.Uis et pwecipnc 

 pellis , tbitc h:iec Uitni loli inconipai ibilis ct finc pari 

 ncc finc Ihipore pilonim piilchritiidinc ct moUitie \eluti 

 princcps omncs Occuii vafti incohs vincit. Qiiod ad mo- 

 res tam in Oceano , qiuim in con'incn:c \iiicic amat , 

 praccipue aiitcm ob dnlce otiiim inciiltas Occani infulas in- 

 gcntibns grcgibns incolunt , proptcr cibiim cnpiendnm , 

 acltu maris imniinnto , loca \ado(-i , nixola ct fucis her- 

 bol-i pctiinc , gamm.iros , miifculos, mytulos , cochleas , pa- 

 teilas ," polypos , fcpias colligunt et dcuorant. Fucis ma- 

 rinis non nili incdia coacflae palcuntur , comcdunt pifces , 

 aphyas acus ct pitciculos Kamtfchatico idiomatc Uiky di- 

 £tos , a fiudlibus \crnili tcmpore incrcdibili copia in litiis 

 eliminatos , ncc abftinent a camibus. Inucni lutram al- 

 tcrius hitrac cxcoriatac abicftac carncs comcdcntcm , ita 

 vt pamphagum animal ccnlundum. 



Hycmc partim liipcr glacic, partim in litorc iaccnt , 

 aeftatc f^uuios ingrcdiuntur, imo ad iacus pcrgunt, ac dul- 

 cibns aquis \chcmcntcr delcdlantur , calidis dicbus coniial- 

 les ct recctTus ^mbrofos intra montcs pctunt , ibiqnc mo- 

 re timiarum \arios iufus cxcrccnt : hilaritatc , lufibns , 

 pedum cclciitatc omnia reUqua amphibia \incunt. 



In contincntc iaccnt morc cannm , cnrporc contor- 

 to , antcquam e mari cgrclli (i)mnum capiunt , cxcu- 

 tiunt more canum aquam omncm , dcin antcrioribus pc- 

 dibus morc catorittii iacicm dcmulctnt , corpus rtringunt , 

 pilob ordinant , capit ab \no latcrc in alicrum motitant , 

 fc intucntur tibiquc mirc placcnt. Vidi marcs varios lufus 



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