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Sword-ftfh, We one Day took there a Sword-fifh, which is a very 

 Plate XVlh fingular Sort, having on its Head a flat Bone full of Points 

 on both Sides, which ferves to defend it againft the 

 Whales, as we once faw on the Coaft of Chili ; and it has 

 another thing peculiar, which is, a Humane Mouth and 

 another Humane Opening. 

 Sea-horfe, Tho' the Sea-horfe be futficiently known in Europe, I here 

 Plate XVII. i n fert the Figure of one I took with a Hook, drawn from 

 its natural Bulk. 



Gam. Game is no lefs plentiful than the Fifliery but the 



Woods are of fuch difficult Accefs, that it is almoft impofli- 

 ble to purfue it into them, and to find it when kill'd. The 

 mod common Birds are the Parrots, very good to eat : 

 They always fly by two and two, very near one another* 

 ^ A Sort oi Pheafants, call'd Giacotins, but not fo delicious 

 to the Tafte. Guards, a Sort of Fifliers, all red, of a beau- 

 tiful Colour: Others fmaller, of a moft agreeable Mixture 

 of the livelieft Colours, call dSaiquida's. There is alfo a 

 very peculiar Bird, that has \ large Beak, more beautiful 

 than Tortois-fhell, and a Feather inftead of a Tongue : It 

 is the Toucan, defcrib'd by Froger, and by Father Feuiliee, 

 p. 428. The common Game of the Inhabitants, is the 

 Monkey, on which they feed for the moft part : But the 

 beft of all for Ships that put in, is the Hunting of Beeves,, 

 whereof there are great Numbers on the Continent, aear 

 Arazatiba, as has been faid before. 



Seven Leagues to the Northward of the Iftand ofS. Ka- 

 tharine, there is a Creek, where the Portuguese generally 

 keep them, and whither the Boat of the S. Clement went 

 See Plate III. for them. Near to ir > is the Port of Guarupa, which the 

 at the little fame Boat difcover'd, fhelter'd from all Winds, as may be 

 Reference. feen'by the Plan which was given me. It is hard to be 

 known, becaufe without, it only looks like a great Creek, 

 at the End whereof, is the little Mouth of the Harbour. 

 We not knowing where to find Beeves, and the Porta- 

 gueze, who, as they faid, had fent for them to Lagoa, 

 flaying too long, we fail'4 as has been faid a on Sunday 



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