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I am only forry, that time will nor permit me to 
make fuch expedition as I could wifh in forward- 
ing to you all the obfervations and defcriptions I 
have made in Natural Hiftory to this time. But 
they fhall fpeedily be tranfmitted. 
_ Franc dins and Poulle de Montagues are new 
birds, which I apprehend have not been defcrib- 
ed, and are of the genus Tetrao ; the firft was 
drawn by Tournefort, in his travels, but badly. 
I have a kind of Blackbird which fings exceeding 
well, is black and grey, and comes from the 
iflands in the Archipelago ; it is often fold for 
fifty piafters at Conifantinople. I have a living 
Turtle-dove, of a very rare fort, which came 
from Abyffinia in Africa, and is as white as chalk. 
I have the Pelican fluffed. I have feen all our 
Swedifh fea fowl here. Mr. Rydelius is very de- 
firous of procuring birds, and has lately taken mea- 
furesto get fome Oflriches and other rare birds from 
Egypt, all which he intends to fend to Sweden. 
I have often feen, and have well defcribed the 
Rock Goat. It is fuch a fine creature, that Solo- 
mon could not mean any other animal than this 
by the Doe, to which he compared his Bride in 
the Canticles. And they are found in abundance 
in the mountains of Syria and Paleftine ; but they 
are more like Cervus Capreolus in outward appear- 
ance, than a Goat. Canis aureus (Jackcal) is found 
in greater numbers here, than the inhabitants 
wifh ; I intend foon to go our and Ihoot one, and 
fhall then make a compleat defcription of it. 
I have botanized here feveral times this winter 
and never loft my labour. I fhall without delay 
have the honour to tranfmit my whole colleftion 
of plants and defcriptions •, in the mean time, I 
fend one inclofed, which I imagine to be new ; 'at 
£ ieaft, 
