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they lay hold of they pinch very feverely. The 

 Inhabitants of fome of thefe* Ifles, when they take fatten'd 

 any of them, put them for 3 or 4 Days into a Piece with 

 of Potato-ground to fatten them ; for which they 

 are faid to eat much the better. 



Alligators and Guano's, which are alfo very good Alligators. 

 Meat, efpecially the Tail of the Alligator, I have 

 eaten in feveral Parts of the IVeji-Indies ; but I don't 

 - remember my feeing either of them in the IJlhmus. 

 The Guano is all over very good Meat, preferred to Guanoes. 

 a Pullet or Chicken, either for the Meat or Broth. 

 Their Eggs alfo are very good ; but thofe of the 

 Alligator have too much of a musky Flavour, and 

 fometimes fmell very ftrong of it. There are 

 up and down the IJlhmus a great many Lizards, Li&atds. 

 green, and red-fpeckled ; but thofe in the fwampy 

 Land and Thickets look more black or rufty. 

 They are none of them large, generally lefs than 

 a Span. I never faw the Indians eat of them. 

 They are pretty innocent familiar Creatures, and 

 the Indians fuffer them to creep up and down their 

 Houfes. 



They have Frogs and Toads, and other fmal- 

 ' ler Infedsi but I took no particular Notice of 

 them. 



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