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water out of their bellies, that is perfectly 
good to drink, and not at all corrupted. 
The pelican like wife lives in defart, and 
dry places ; and is obliged to buifd her neft far 
from the fea, in order to procure a greater 
fhare of heat to her eggs. She is therefore 
forced to bring water from afar for herfelf and 
her young ; for which reafon Providence has 
furnifhed her with an inftrument moll adapted 
to this purpofe ; v. g. fhe has a very large bag 
under her throat, which ftie fills with a quan- 
tity of water fufficient for many days ; and this 
fhe pours into the neft to refrefh her young, 
and teach them to fwim. The wild beafts, 
lions, and tigers, come to this neft to quench 
their thirft, but do no hurt to the young. 
Oxen delight in low grounds, becaufe there 
the food moft palatable to them grows. 
Sheep prefer naked hills, where they find a 
particular kind of grafs called th zfefluca^ FL 
95. which they love above all things. 
Goats climb up the precipices of mountains, 
that they may browfe on the tender fhrubs, 
and in order to fit them for it, they have feet 
made for jumping*. 
? Vid. Derham’s Phifyco-Theol. p. 3x9, not 7. 
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