A particular firt of Gmno. 123 
finging with great variety of fine fhr ill 1699. 
Notes •, and we faw fome of their Nefis 
with young Ones in them. The Water- 
Fowls are Ducks, (^wliich had young Ones 
now, this being the beginning of the Spring 
in thefe Parts ; ) Curlews, Galdens, Crab- 
catchers , Cormorants , Gulls, Pelicans ; 
and fome Water-Fowl, fuch as I have not 
feen any where befides. I have given the 
Piftures of 4 feveral Birds on this Coaft. 
[See Birds : Fig. 2, 4, 5.] 
The Land-Animals that we faw' here 
were only a fort of Raccoons , different 
from thofe of the fVesi-hdies ^ chiefly as 
to their Legs ; for thefe have very Ibort 
fore Legs ; but go Jumping upon them 
as the others do, and like them are very 
good Meat; ) and a fort of Guano’s, of the 
fame fliape and fize with other Guano’s, 
deferib’d [Vol. I. p. 57.] but differing 
from them in three remarkable Particu- 
lars : For thefe had a larger and uglier 
Head; and had no Tail; And at the 
Rump, inftead of the Tail there, they had 
a ftump of a Tail , which appear’d like 
another Head ; but not really fuch, being 
without Mouth or Eyes ; Yet this Crea- 
ture feem’d by this means to have a Head 
at each end ; and, which may be reckon’d 
a fourth difference, the Legs alfo feem’d ad 
four of them to be Fore-legs, being ail a- 
likc in fhape and length, and feeming by ' ‘ 
the 
