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ci, whether on the ground, trees, rocks, or stones, or in wa- 

 ter. All kinds of submarine plants, or corallines, whether 

 growing in shallow water beds, on rocks, or thrown ashore by 

 the tide. 



9. Omit no opportunity of preserving all birds, fishes, or 

 singular quadrupeds that may come in your way. 



10. Also the different serpents, lizards, or frogs; toads, 

 which require to be put in spirits ; a specimen of the Cobro 

 de cappella, or hooded snake, wanted. 



11. Provide yourself with fly-flappers, pins, and proper 

 boxes or drawers, for putting up insects. Preserve, also, as 

 many of the butterflies, moths, and libellulas, as you can, in 

 books, which is the best way of preserving them. 



12. Take care to get ashore at every place you touch at ; 

 collect shells, corals, corallines, sponges, sea-weeds, &c. Pur- 

 chase, also, shells or corals from the natives. 



FOSSILS. 



13. Gather specimens of all remarkable stones, on the 

 shore, and especially of all the fixed rocks. 



14. Inquire what is to be sold in the lapidaries 1 shops in 

 Canton or China, where you will find great varieties of chal- 

 cedonies, cornelians, mocho stones, &c. 



15. Procure two specimens of tourmaline from Ceylon. 



16. Procure at Canton any of the stones or earths used in 

 the manufacture of porcelain. 



ADDITIONS. 



17. Procure at Canton a specimen or two of the Phasianus 

 Jrgus, Lin. or Luen Pheasant. 



18. Wherever you have access to springs, take the heat of 

 them accurately, by the thermometer in the shade. 



