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and they live concealed among stones. We found 

 five small kinds of sea-leeches ; and among three 

 kinds of star-fish, the Aslerias Echhiites, the large 

 radii of which easily inflict a severe wound ; an- 

 other had the form of the Asterias Luna, was eight 

 inches in diameter, without radii, and had more 

 the appearance of a round loaf of bread somewhat 

 flattened. Of corals, the variety was very great, 

 as may be judged from the circumstance of our 

 having collected twenty-four kinds within so short 

 a space of time. Fvngia is quite at home here ; 

 for, independently of F. agariciformvs, acutaria, and 

 limaci?ia, a long kind was also found, having, like 

 the two former, only one central cavity; they are 

 found in shallow water among other corals. Of 

 tabular corals already known, there remain to be 

 mentioned, Paxonia boktifonnis, Madrepora prolifera 

 ahrotanoides, corymhosa, plantaginea, and pocUlifera. 



The inhabitants of the Navigator Isles brought us 

 the little Psiitacus australis, Columba ausfralis, and 

 another very prettily marked dove, having green 

 plumage, ornamented with a dark violet line across 

 the breast, and the feet and head of a reddish purple. 

 It climbed about the sides and roof of its cage, did 

 not leave its perch when it wanted to drink, but 

 stooped down so low as merely to hang by its legs ; 

 it would not eat seed, but lived principally on fruit, 

 particularly bananas, all which closely agreed v.'ith 

 the habits of parrots. 



During our passage to the equator, Sterna solida 



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