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REMARKS 



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ANIMAL 

 KLINGDOM 



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of new birds therefore is afloniihing, when compared to that 



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the known fyilem, and, mufi prove what great expeclations are tO; 

 be formed of thofe continents, which have not hitherto been much, 



ed. The aquatic g 



as we have already obferved 



very numerous^ and among them we have the fame remark to make. 



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which we have ah'eady made on the plants, nameTy that the moll> 

 copious genera have ftill received the greatefl additions. To the- 



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of ^nas we have added 



new 



to that of th 



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Felecanus five, and; to the Frocellarice twel 



In the fame 



among the land birds, we have feven.new parrots 



eight Hy-catchera.. 



pigeons,,, and- 



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The few amphibia which we met with in the South Sea, are con-- 

 fined to the tropical countries > they are, lil. the caret turtle which 

 o-ives the tortoife-ihell proper for manufacture, ( teftudo imbrkata 



Linn. ) 



d, the green turtle, ( teftudo mldas ) which is fit for 



3d. the common lizard, {lacerta agilis, Linn.)- 4th.,. the gecko^ 

 ( lacerta gecko. )• 5th. the amphibious fnake, ( coluber laticaudatus^ 



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Linn.) and 6th. th.^ anguis pbtura, Linn', among which^ none is 

 poifonous. 



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