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Silk of the Pinna. Many Tamhurds or Drum-Fifties ; 
Plenty of Murana's. I obferv’d a Grange Sea Animal, 
call’d the Microcofmo marino, with many Shells, Tubuli 
and Vegetables growing or flicking to the Back of it, 
this appear’d to mea-kin to the Echini Marini , or rather 
to the Stella Marina, being Triangular, and fometimes 
Tentadattylons. 
I embark’c once with the Fiftiermen, who fliew’d me 
feveral Loligos , Polypi, and Sofia's, or Cuttle-Filhes, (all 
Crufiaceous) fome of them were calling out their Ink in 
the Water : I fuppofed fome Sharks, Dog-Fifties, or other 
Enemies, were near them ; this black Liquor may be the 
Gall of thofe Animals. In the Nets, I often found Sea 
Infedls, and Vegetables; and indeed a new World, un- 
defcrib’d by natural Writers, at leafl unknown to me .* 
but for want of the Art of Defigning or Drawing, a- 
bundance of things efcap’d me, and were utterly loft ; 
therefore I would advife all Travellers to be converfant 
in that moft ufeful Science. 
I obferv’d the Italians near the Alps and Apfcnnines , 
call’d feveral Birds Francolinos , as our Red, Grey and 
Black Game ; and even their red and white Patridges ; 
the different Colours of the Hens from the Cocks, the 
many Variegations in Feathers, the different Ages and 
Places, have all given occafion to multiply Names and 
Species, the fame may happen in Fillies, Quadrupeds, 
Infers, and all the Divifions of Zoology ; and even in 
Botany and Minerology. 
The Italians call many of their little fat Birds Bcccafi - 
go's, that feed upon Figs, Grapes, and other fweet Fruits. 
So the French multiply their Ortulans, taken in the Vine- 
yards and Gardens. Some of the Antient VVricers take 
Notice that the Romans ufed to feed their Geefe and other 
Birds with Figs, when they intended to fwell their Li- 
vers to a monftrous Bignefs. 
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