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ADDITIONAL 
NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS 
BY THE 
TRANSLATOR. 
——w 1D 66 ea—— 
INTRODUCTION, p. 13.—Trufting to Linnzus, 
it is faid the tortoife lays 1000 eggs. I fhould 
rather fuppofe that learned naturalift is correct, 
but I have found no authority -which makes the 
animal nearly fo prolific. However, there is a 
great difference in the numbers which the fe- 
males of very fertile animals will produce. I 
have in fome obferved intermediate numbers 
from fifty to a thoufand eggs. 
Tracts, vol. 1. p. 50.—The author’s neglect, 
or rather contempt of nomenclature, occafions 
confiderable difficulties to thofe who ftudy his 
iz e'9 works. 
