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The Qturimata, which is very like a Carp, is the mod delicious Fi/h that 



Chap. VII. 



tailed 



ever was 



Divert kinds 

 of ftrange 

 Beads. 





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The <Pyrain> without Scales, colour'd red and yellow, hath (harp Teeth, which 

 cut floapingly 5 as alfo the Ofean y Tanbure, Taraty, zn&Jerou. 



The red Crabs Oujfa, with hairy Legs, breed about the Roots of the foremen- 

 tion'd Trees that grow in the Water. 



The white Crabs Jouara-oujfa carry the Amber-greecc, caft on the Shores to 

 their Holes. 



They have alfo good Musfles, and well rellifli'd Oyfters flicking on the Boughs 

 of the faid 1'rees. ^ 



During the rainy Seafon there are generally {landing Pools, in which yearly 

 breed many Fifhes, which are taken up by the Inhabitants when the Pools begin 

 to dry. 



Moreover, this Ifland feeds abundance of four-footed Beafts, ampngft which 

 their wild Deer, Rabbets and Hares, differ little from the European* They have al. 

 fo wild Swine call'd Taiajfou, who feem to have Navels on their Backs, which caft 

 a fweet Musky fmell g befides another fort of Swine,not inferior to the formcr,but 

 of a ftranger fhape, being Mouth'd like a Hare, with two long Tusks in their 'up* 

 per jaws, and two beneath; their Ears like a Mans . the foremoft Feet white and 

 hoof'd like an Afs ; the hindermoft part of their Body like a Bear, and full of Bri- 

 flies, half white and half black, three handfuls long : when they creep in their 

 Holes their flaring BrifHet'fall . they keep much amongft Brambles, feed on Apples 

 and Roots . In the Winter Seafon they Stye thcmfelves up in their Holes. 



Here are alfo Pifmirceatcrs, call'd Tamandua, with a Boars Head, Dogs Ears 1 

 fliarp Snout, Horfes Hair, and Ox Feet. 



The Tapiyre-ete differ little from wild Cows, onely they have fhorter Legs and 

 Tails, and wanting Horns, are Arm'd in ftead thereof with Teeth ; in their Heads 

 are often found a Stone like the <Be%par Stone. 



Several forts of Armadillo's here differ much in form each from the other. 



The wild Cats Margaia are caught for their curious Skin. 



The Foxes jfewolwf, and Leopards SoVajfoyaran, both curioufly mark'd, are very 

 ravenous. • * 



Here is alfo a deform'd flow creeping Beaft call'd Ji } whofe Head is like a Mans, 

 and cover'd with rough and grey Hair, on each Foot three Claws clofe together' 

 and atleaft a Finger long, fliarp Teeth, a fmooth high black Nofe, little drowfie 

 Eyes, no Ears, a Tail fmall above and broad at the bottom, long Afli-colour'd 

 Hair over all the Body $ and being about the bignefs of a Fox, it climbs flowly up 

 the Trees, and comes not down before it hath eaten off all the Leaves . it feeds 

 alfo on Earth, and fometimes fits on a high Bough without Meat twenty days to- 

 gether 5 it goes fofoftly, that it will hardly clear fifty Paces in twenty four hours. 



On this Ifland are likewife all forts of Apes and Monkies, amongft which is one 

 moft remarkable, call'd The Zimme Cayon, hairy all over, with a long white Beard 

 an old Mans Face, bald Ears, black Eyes and long Tail, which they wind about a 

 Bough, and fo hanging, fwing themfelves from one Tree to another . they are very 

 fierce as well as fubtile, for being wounded with an Arrow, they fct upon their 

 Enemy without the lead fear . when they climb up the Trees, they carry their 

 Mouths and Hands full of Stones to throw at Travellers, and if any one of them 

 chance to be wounded, all the reft that are near come to help him, and flop the 

 Wound with Leaves, and the like . the young ones hang upon the Backs of their 

 Dams, who run very Swift with them, and leap from one Tree to another. 



Juan 



