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Thefe pigens aa of fifall a hcting to rocks, “are oo efpeces | fuivantes di 
never found i > but abi e they are Heat and trouve nt iama 
uncovered at a ‘divs io reflux Bethe tid 
petits Coquillag achés a des rochers, ne fe 
demeurent dans les pt 
qui font arma couverts Cae we “eatin & tous les flux 
reflux de L 
BUCCINUM CERNE, muricatum, Oré ex purpuro nigricante dentato. 
HESE Shells ftick to rocks alittle above low w and are Le Sees ne oli efpece tiennent aum rochers u a deffus de 
fae one ently a fhort time uncovered by t foe They yield Pendroit o oe his Via se ¢ par Cia tres peu 
a purple liqu or, uke that ‘of the Murex, which will not wafh out df de temps fans te ee S par ire une liqueur couleur de 
innen ftained wit oe pipe nee ao celle du Bae xs “@ lo Js teinture eft ineffagable 
> quelque bien qu on 
NERITA se bl variegatus, Striatus, ad Columellam ex croceo ue efcens. 
poe Shells lye uncov three or oe ee from th CEC Co @ découvert ‘trois ou a beures de fuite, a 
me of the Tides leaving La *cill its rete oom pte ee le moment que Pedi dela Mer iufqua fon retour 
COCHLEA rufefcens, Striis exafperata. 
HESE Shells lying alittle oy high water mark, are only es ces Coquillages ne Jont qu'un peu au deffous de l’endroit ou la 
wafhed every tide by the ; ée oftla plus haute, la Mer ne fait que les laver a tcus les flux. 
COCHLEA ve aa es Smiis eminentibus tad ei Lifter 4.7. 
HESE Shells lye above the flowing of the Tide’: they ftick C ee line plus ag que la Mer en haute marée: ils dem 
to fhrubs ae e dge, and are mole only by oe folathings attachés briffeaux §F a des rie marins, GF ne font meses 
and fpray of the ue de 1 
Eau ae la Nr écla boa fur eux, eny rejaillifjant. 
BUCCIN UM Jublividum, Striis nodofis o ae muricatis exafperatum. Lifter 28. 
HIS kind I obférved pees only to the se gas of man ie AT remarqué Lee cette see de peta e tient feulement aux branches 
sae eel, which alw tow in falt w de V'arbre ue Banianes, qui croit toujours dans Veau falée. 
fe few initancés it is reafonable to soon that all De ce peu sen pe eae onclure, que tous les autr 
other Shell ft that lye i er waters, abid epth a- Coquillages, on Set ia dans la Me a des Pee de con irae, 
apted to every {pecies. This I obfetv’d in many kinds; but for fe Jixent a celles qui conviennent 
want of opportunity, a ificulty of fubmarine fearches, ; fi 5 le défaut a 
la di if ue a Sire 
pes Lue ae le "foi de la Mer, ont empechi é Hee ee tare 
7 des dé uagber aes nouvelles ‘cette partie de e ‘hiftoire des Coguislag 
of other an opportunity may favour the curious, in enquiring oe ant 
BS 
» On peut efperer mp wn jour 
into the knowledge of this beautiful part of the Creation, which ‘ou Pautre les curieux trowveront quelque ace ofio ion favorable de travailley 
eee extends hittle further than the fhell or covering of the  @ augmenter leurs conn cifjances [ur cette magnifique partie de la : 
ae ils en ont fij igi ick ne 2 setendanr Lee es a! pe oe Gla ibe 
des coquilles, qui ne fon 
a 
AD Dob EN ee 
PERDIX Syheftris Virginian. 
The sceniap Partridge. La Perdrix ce a 
pe Pee is little more half the fize of the Perdix CET ITE Perdrix n ue sie oe kroffe que la moitié d? ae perdrix grife 
ner e mmon Paes ai ich it fomewhat refembles ordinaire. Elle res la car ae le Joit di iffiren- 
in a eiaue though seats mai es particularly the head has ment marquée. Elle a en See Jur la tét ayes noires, faveir 
three black lifts eer man below the eye, with two in- une au deffus, &F deux au deffous de Pocil, avec fis rayes blanches entre 
termediate she line They vie cand roofts on the branches of deux. . Ces Oifeaum fe metient en bandes, 8; juchent fur les branches des 
trees. fh is earialy white, aid of a different tafte nes Leur chair Hee aig ecb rmarguabe & Wun goit dif- 
rom our common Part: ferent d 
J 
GAT LO-PAr O Sper i 
HE wild Turkeys of America much excel the European tame Lee Lee ‘ons fauvages d’Amérique furpaffent de Leaucoup P 
breed, in ftature, fhape, and beauty o of their plumage, which privée des dindons d’Europe en grande leur, en fornie & oe 
is in all the fame, without thofe variegations that w fee in all dcauté o “eur planta ses oe le _ mit as tous, Sans ance ie de ces 
domeftick birds. is commonl epor ed, that thefe Turkeys  digarr qu’on ux demftiques. On cannes 
weigh fixty pounds a-piece; but of many hundred that I handled, men, que ces 5 dindons pofent ae foivante livres mais a plufi feurs 
I obfer ved very few to exceed the weight of thirty pounds. centaines que j'ai eues entre les thailis, je nen ai vit que fort peu, qui 
ue ae ps ap tr rate tort . 
There are in ie upper parts ee Be are called Phea hautes dela V Virginie des o oifeaite qt on 
fants, which I never faw; but by the acco e had of heme appelte Palen, que jen ai jama is vils s mais par tout ce qu’on mena dit, 
they feem to be ‘ae Urogallus minor, Or a Ii a e a agopus 
ils pare étre de Pope nommée Urogalius minor, ou une e efpece de 
Lagopus 
There is alfo in Virginia and Carolina another Bird, which i aS Ly a auf ala ae nie & @ /a Caroline un autre o1feau que 
not had the fight of. It is called Whipper-will, and fom ss wai pas vil. On le nomme Whipper Sa S quelquefois Coe Sr 
Whipper-will’s Widow, from their imaginary uttering thofe words, Widow, oe won imagine qu wil pro ononce oes mots. as 2 vifeanu 
It is a nocturnal bird, being feldom heard, and never fee in the  nofurne, gu qu’ on pendant le jour ; 
day time; but at night it is heard with a loud fhrill voice, incef- mais le foir on lui ‘ntend pour det for percans, & ré ail + fa . 
fantly repeating three, and fome of them four notes as above. coffe quelques uns de ceux, qu'on vien oe nommer, Ces Orfeaux eh ees 
They lie clofe all day in fhady thickets and low bufhes, and are —cachés tout le jour dans des bois tou des buiffons ie ne les 
feen only (and that very rarely) at a dufk of the evening. I voit parottre, encore -ce fort toes q ae en ai une 
onc b 
e fhot one of them, but cou’d not find it in the dark. fois tué un a coup de 
a the Tepe or tame fowl, th ed as well, and are as good g j ; ve 1 A Ih 
in England: fuch as Cocks and Hens, Pea-Fov vls,  autant, & font auffi bons que ceux d’ Angleterre. rl ee ws 
Thee Geele and Ducks. Poules, les Sine les Panaches, les Dindons; € les Canards. 
