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FROM the islands between the north coast 

 of New Holland and New Guinea, especially 

 Timorlaut, Aroo, and the Banda Islands, ma- 

 ny valuable shells have been brought : the rare 

 Murex Aruanus is from these seas. 



To the westward, the cluster of islands at 

 the east end of Java is finely situated for 

 shells. At Timor, is a reef of beautiful red 

 coral. A captain of a whaler, while at this 

 island, received from a fisherman, whom he 

 had employed, numberless Echinites, Volutes, 

 Cones, and Cardia ; some rare Barnacles and 

 Limpets ; and Chitons of an extraordinary 

 size. 



WE may judge, by the few collections of 

 shells that have been brought from Batavia, 

 that the island of Java must produce many 



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