Their Beafis^ Fowl and Fijh. 1 5 3 
14 Foot high, with a Head of fmall Knibs 
or Boughs. By the Tides of the Creeks, ef- 
pecially nigh the Sea , there grow a few 
fmall black Mangrove-Trees, 
There are but few Land-Animals. I 
faw fome Lizards ; and my Men faw two 
or three Beafts like hungry Wolves, lean 
like fo many Skeletons, being nothing but 
Skin and Bones : ’Tis probable that it was 
the Foot of one of thofe Beafts that I 
mention’d as feen by us in N. Holland, 
[Vol. I. p. 46^.] We faw a Rackoon or 
two, and one fmall fpeckled Snake. 
The Land-fowls that we faw here were 
Crows ( juft fuch as ours in England ) 
fmall Hawks, and Kites ; a few of each 
fort : but here are plenty of fmall T urtle- 
Doves, that are plump, fat and very good 
Meat. Here are 2 or 5 forts of fmalier 
Birds, fome as big as Larks, fome lefs; 
but not many of either fort. The Sea- 
Fowl are Pelicans , Boobies , Noddies, 
Curlews, Sea- pies , &c. and but few of 
Tliefe neither. 
The Sea is plentifully ftock’d with the 
V largeft Whales that I ever faw : but not to 
compare with the vaft ones of the Nor- 
thern Seas. We faw alfo a great many 
Green Turtle, but caught none ; here be- 
ing no Place to fet a Turtle-Net in ; here 
being no Channel for them, and the Tides 
running foftrong. We faw fome Sharks, 
and 
