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species of Pagio^uSyWhichy in tlie borrowed speckled 

 shells of all kinds of sea snails, go into the interior 

 of the islands to seek their food. 



The varieties of naked MoIuscWy worms, and 

 zoophytes, are particularly numerous. We ob- 

 served a cuttle-fish, several beautiful species of sea 

 hedge-hogs and sea-stars, some Medusae (but these 

 not in all the groups,) and a few Holothuria, The 

 poor inhabitants of Radack, who are often in dis^ 

 tress for food, have on their reefs, in abundance, 

 one of the animals, (Trepa?igy) after which the 

 Chinese epicures are so eager, and frequently suf- 

 fer want, without attempting to satisfy their hun- 

 ger with these disgusting worms. The sea fre- 

 quently throws on the reefs a small physalis, 

 {Phy salts pelagictty Tiles.) A worm which pierces 

 the rocks below the high water mark, and lives in 

 the inside of the lime-stone, and our common 

 worm, are natives of these remote islands. 



There are here but very few insects ; we ol>. 

 served the Scolopendra moi^sitanSy and the Scorpio 

 australasicty of which the natives did not appear 

 to be afraid ; and the sting of which, according to 

 Kadu, produces a local swelling, which is of short 

 duration. 



The inhabitants of Radack are neither of large 

 stature, nor remarkable bodily strength. Though 

 slender, they are well built and healthy, and ap- 

 pear to attain a very old age, accompanied with a 



