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others, PI. IV. fig. 4, the Crane, and 

 fig. 5, the Thorny Woodcock. 



I do not meet with any author except 

 Davila who agrees with this genus, and 

 he makes them his fourth genus, which 

 be calls Buccina *, whofe mouths are fup* 

 niftied with a very long tail or beak. 



The Purpura prey on other Shell fifli, 



and for that purpofe bore a round hole in 

 the (hells of the fifli they feed upon, by 

 paffing their tongue, which is hard, honey, 

 long, and (harp, through the hole it bores. 

 This praftice of the animal was obferved by 

 the antient naturalifts; Ariftotle de Part. 

 Animal, 1. ii. c. 17. verfus jinem^ and 

 FUnd Hijl. Nat. 1. ix. c. 36. The latter 

 fays, the tongue of the Purpura is a fin- 

 ger's length, by which it preys in boring 

 or perforating other Shells, it is of fuch 

 hardnefs. However, I cannot conceive 



V- 3\^cclns J bouche garnie d'une longue queue. 



P 4 that 



