the South -Sea. \z\ 



riicm with their Wings extended, to the end that being 

 dpove together, and too clofe, they may not be able to de- 

 fend themfelves ; then they pick them out, and carry them 

 off; GarcilaJJb fa'ys, there are fome in Peru fixteen Foot, 

 from the Point of one Wing to the other, and chat a certain 

 Nation of Indians ' adored them. 



I muft not here omit a Creature of fo fingular a Sort, that Pulpo, 

 if feert without moving, it is taken for a Piece of a Branch^^* ***** 

 of a Tree, cover' d with a Bark like that of a Chefnut Tree. 

 It is as thick as a Man ? s little Finger,fix or feven Inches long, 

 and divided into four or five Knots or Joints, which grow 

 fmaller towards the Tail, which, as well as the Head, looks 

 like no other than a broken Piece of a Bough of a Tree: 

 When it ftretches out its fix Legs, and holds them clofe to- 

 wards the Head, one would take them for fo many Roots, 

 and the Head for a broken Vine Branch. The Chilinians 

 call it Pulpo, and fay, that if it be handled with the naked 

 Hand!, it benums it for a Moment, without doing any far-^ 

 ther Harm '£ which makes me believe, it is a Grafliopper 

 of the fame Kind as that Father Du Tertre has drawn and 

 defcribed by the Name of Coqjigrue, in the Hiftory of the 

 Caribbee Iflands ; with this Difference, that I did not ob- 

 ferve it had a forked Tail, nor the two little Excrefcences 

 like Points of Pins, which he gives to his Coqfigrue* Be- 

 fides, he does not mention a little Bladder the Pulpo has,, 

 full of a black Liquor, which makes very fine Ink to write 

 with. Be that as it will, this is doubtiefs the Arumazia 

 Brafilia of Margrave, 1. 7. Pag. 2 j 1 . 



We alfo took at Valparaiso two monftrous and hairy Monfirom 

 Spiders, like thofe which Father Vu Tertre has drawn, which Sfti&s. 

 he fays are full of a dangerous Poifon ; However, thefe 

 are not reckon' d fo in Chili. 



We continued eight Months at Valparaiso, during which EmhqHahs, 

 Time, there was nothing remarkable : There were feve- 

 ral Earthquakes, efpecially in the Months of Ottober and 

 November y on which we fliall make fome Remarks elfe-f 

 where; 



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