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Ailurus^ one of their Gods, under the Ft-> 

 gure of a Cat. 



In this Room are alfo fome natural 

 Produ6tions ; as feveral large Corals, a 

 Subftance produced in the Sea, but in 

 what Manner is not yet determined by 

 the Naturalifts. It was long thought to 

 be a Kind of Vegetable, but is now ge- 

 nerally conjedlured to be the Cells of fome 

 Sea Infeds. 



Keratophyta^ a Species of Coral : The 

 Specimen here prcferved is vulgarly called 

 a Sea Fan. 



Sertularia, another Species : This is 

 commonly called a Sea Feather. 



Madreporay a kind of Coral, with fmall 

 ftellated or radiated Perforations. 



Mfllepora^ the fame, with round Per- 

 forations. 



In one of the RepoHtories is a curious 

 large Brainftone, which is of the Nature 

 of Coral, and fuppofed to be the Neft of 

 the Infedls above-mentioned. It is not 

 neceffary to fay more of the Corals in this 



Place^ 



