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From the foot being rather narrow, and folded longitu- 

 dinally upon itself, this animal, no doubt, is in the habit 

 of crawling upon, and adhering to, the slender, round, 

 coral-branches, and fuci, in the manner of certain other 

 Ovula and many Doridida. Dredged in five fathoms 

 from a rocky coral bottom. One barren island rock, not 

 far from Basilan, was covered with vast numbers of Ostrcea 

 crista-galli, firmly attached by calcareous matter, to the 

 surface of the coral masses, which were pierced, moreover, 

 with Lithodomi, Petricola, and other boring Mollusks. 

 The sharpened appetites of ourselves and men, were plea- 

 santly appeased by knocking off^ the upper valves, and 

 devouring the coarse, though not unsavoury contents of 

 these dishes, spread by nature for our entertainment and 

 gratification. 



Anchored off the eastern coast of Borneo, in the pro- 

 vince of Unsang, for the purpose of surveying, and taking 

 observations, I had an opportunity of examining many 

 new and interesting productions of that little-known 

 Island. On either side of the encampment on shore, was 

 a vast extent of untrodden forest, abounding with wild 

 animals of various descriptions. Tracks of enormous 

 apes appeared in the sands ; tiger-cats and lynxes were 

 seen roaming about in the shade of the matted jungle ; 

 and boars, of large dimensions, came rooting and grunting 

 in the immediate vicinity of the tents. An adjutant or 

 gigantic Crane (Ardea Mirabou}, four feet high, was shot, 

 and brought on board ; a huge Monitor Lizard (Hydro- 

 saurus giyanteus), five feet long, and spotted with dull 

 yellow, was also killed and converted into soup. The 

 Crocodile (Crocodilus biporcatus}, must occasionally attain 



