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Barnacles and the unfettled nature 



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long 



time 



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of their being transformed from thofe fhell-nthe 

 clufters, on the back of a large Hawks-bill Turt 

 It is diftinguifhed by its long, membranous and 

 prefled body, bivalvcd fides, and feathered tail. 



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growing, in 

 1 Jamaica. 

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ARTICLE 



III. 





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Offuch as have their Valves conneBed both by hinges and ligaments. 



HOLAS 1. Oblongo-ovatus, Jlrtatus, Jlriis arcuatis. Tab. 40. F. II. 



The fmall rugged Pholas with arched lines. 



This mull: not be confounded with the American hie- (hell, a bivahe, whofe body 

 refembles it both in form and the difpofition of its lines, which is frequently met 



is a multivalve, made up of, 1. two 



with in the cabinets of the curious. 



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fmall ilend r ii p 



large oblong fide- pieces, pretty well rounded 



laid over the back and fore joints of thofe -, 



ced obliquely on one fide of the obtufe end, and (lightly connected at the Lop 



to both the fide- pieces. 



3. a rounded hollow piece, pla- 





Every man, who has an opportunity of feeing large collections of {hells, will ea- 

 fily obferve many genus's, and an infinite number of ipecies, that are not found 

 in Jamaica, to whofe productions alone we are confined nere : but, it is ' oped, 

 Mr. Pondy in Gr*at £>ueen-j?reet, F. R. S. who has the moft complete collection 

 of this kind I have yet l'een, wiil foon oblige the world with a catalogue of his 

 {hells ranged in a proper order. 





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II. 



Of Infe&s that are compofed of folid as well as mufcular 



parts ; 



and furnifhed with ftiff articulated limbs 



well as proper organs of vifion. 



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Of the Apteral, or fuch as have no wings. 



EDICULUS 1. Humanus. 



The Loufe. 



PEDICULUS 2. Inguinalis. 



The Crab- Loufe. 



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Thefe infects are very rare in thofe warm climates, for the cleanlinefs of the 

 people, and an abundant aqueous perforation, contribute alike to prevent the in- 



the thicker juices of the febaceous 



creafe of them ; they generally living upon 



glands, which are too much diluted, and too frequently wiped off in thofe countries 

 to fupply a fufHcient quantity of proper nourishment. 



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