1 3 1 Mr. Oldenburgh to Mr. Ray. 



fince we cannot have their Names and Peculiari- 

 ties, it will be improper to infert them into your Or- 

 nithohgy. All that I could learn of the Pigeons was, 

 that they were Suratta-Pigeons, Uprightly, and with 

 extraordinary broad Tails, which they fpread out al- 

 moft Peacock like. And as to the other Birds, no 

 inor'e can be laid of them, than what fine Shape and 

 variegated Colours they have. Having thought fit to 

 give this Notice of thefe Creatures, I mult leave it 

 to you what Ufe to make of it, who arp, &c. 



P. S. In the above-mention'd African Book there 

 is Mention made of .a Quadruped, calPd Adwa^ which 

 I remember not to have met with in other Authors. 

 'Tis defcrib'd to be no bigger than a Lady's Lap- 

 Dog, in Shape like a young Roe-buck, with a beau- 

 tiful long Head, very neat Feet, ihort {lender Body. 



Juft when I was going to fend this, I was inform'd 

 that you had caufed only fome young ones of the lit- 

 tle Eaft- India Birds to be drawn, but that the old 

 ones differ fo much from the young ones, by their 

 being moft curioufly fpeckled, (which I hear the 

 young ones are not) that thole that know the old 

 ones,, and not the young, will hardly think them to 

 be the lame Birds. 



Dr. Towne'* Letter about the Shark to ' 

 Mr. Dent, and by htm communicated 

 to Mr. Ray. I 



I Send you by this Fleet the Skin of a young Shark- 

 Fifh* fluff 'd 5 you may receive it from Mr. 

 Penn, if it come fafe to him. The Skin of this Fifh 

 (when frcfh) is fo porous, efpecially about the Head, 



that 



