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teeth, they are not carnivorous. Mr.. Ed- 
wards relates, that they will dip into the sea 
for fish. I suspedl that ta.ct : but it is known, 
that they skim the water with wonderful ease ; 
perhaps, in sportive moods. They also frequent 
that element, to wash themselves from any ver- 
min which may adhere to them. They s^varm 
like Bees ; hanging near one another from the 
trees in great clusters ; at least five hundred 
were observed hanging, some by their fore, 
others by their hind legs, in a large Casuarina 
Tree, in one of the Friendly Islands. A\'hen 
shot at, they flew from the boughs very hea- 
vily, uttering a shrill, piping note : others, 
again, arrived, at intervals, from remote places 
to the tree. In New Caledonia, the natives 
use their hair in ropes, and in the tassels of 
their clubs ; iiiterweaving it with the threads 
of the Cyperus Squarrosus. The Indians eat 
them, and declare the flesh to be very good : 
they grow excessively fat at certain times of the 
year. T'ne French, in the Isie dc Bourbon, 
boil them in their bouillon, to give it a relish; 
the Negroes have them in abhorrence. Many 
of the Rouscttes are of an enormous size : 
Bcccl%jnan measured one, the extent of which, 
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