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The long-tailed Porcupine^ N° 316, is excellently figured by Porcupine. 

 Seba*. Bontius mentions it at p. 54, but his figure is of the Bra- 

 zilian. 



Here are found the Javan Squirrel, N° 335, and the Palm, Squirrels. 

 N" 346; this lives much among the coco trees; and being very 

 fond of the Sury, or liquor procured from the tree, is called the 

 Suricatsje, or little cat of the Sury, a name improperly given to 

 the Weefel above mentioned. The Plantane Squirrel, N° 348, is 

 alfo very common here, rattling over the dry leaves of the Plan- 

 tane. 



The Sailing Squirrel, N° 349, is a very curious fpecies, common 

 to this and other neighboring illes. The Arrozv Squirrel is a 

 fmaller fpecies, furnifhed with membranes, and has not yet been 

 engraven. 



The Perfuming Shrew, N' 424, is very common. 



I PASS over the birds, excepting two, but may obferve, that Farrots. 

 here the Parrot tribe become more numerous. The black 

 Cockatoo, Edw. 316, inhabits Java\ it fometimes grows as large 

 as a raven ; all the birds of rich plumage begin to increafe. In 

 one of thofe hot days when the fowls of the air fall down, and 

 often perifh, unable to refpire, that mofl beautiful fmall pigeon 

 the black capped, Ind. Zool. tab. viii. was found on the ground. 

 It is a fpecies of fuch elegance, that I cannot refift mentioning it 

 in its native place. At Amboina I may begin to be more parti- 

 cular; for in the Latitude of the Moluccas nature hath been 

 lavilli of her beauties on the feathered clafs. 



* Vol. i. tab. 53. 



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