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of a Sheep. Two inches over, and a little flat. It con- 
fifteth of mod fine herby Threads or Fibers, ihort, and very 
clofely compared. Cover’d with a black, fhining, and mod 
thin Cuticle. A piece hereof fired, burns like Match-cord, 
all away to alhes. 
Thefe Balls, efpecially thofe of Hair, we may fuppofc to 
be made by the motion of the ftomach, which m thefe 
Creatures is very ftrong, and frequent: by which motion 
the Hair is wrought and compacted together, as Wool! is, 
by the Workmans hand, in the making of a Hat. 
CHAP. III. 
Of OVITAROVS QZJJ<DRZJP ED’S. 
A Femal LAN D-T O R T O IS. Teftudo terreftm fe- 
JdY mina. Ufually defcribed, but no where fully, nor 
without errors. This here is eight inches long, and five 
broad. The Head an inch and I long, almoft as broad $ 
in (hape fomewhat like a Toads. The Orbits of the Eyes 
very large, almoft i inch overj a I of an inch behind the 
Snout. The lower Chap is received by a groove into the 
upper. The Tail three inches long, and (harp-pointed. 
The Feet two inches and ?, and above i inch over. The 
fore-Feet have five very Ihort Toes, with Claws about I 
inch long. The hinder feet have but four Toes, with fome¬ 
what bigger Claws. 
The Head, Back and Belly, have all bony Covers, faced 
or over-laid with (hells. The head and back-pieces blackifh, 
with citrine or ftraw-colour’d fpecks fprinkled up and down 
upon them. The back-piece convex, and almoft Oval. On 
the fides, for the length of two inches as it were doubled 
inwards, and joyned to the Belly-piece. ’Tis cancellated 
with little fquares on the Margin $ on the top of the back, 
fexangularly ; and with the largeft Area’s between. The 
Belly-piece is party-colour d black and citrine, almoft flat; 
but turned up a little at the ends. Cancellated in the mid¬ 
dle with fquares, with triangles before, and behind with 
Hyperbolick lines. The Feet are cover’d with fmall round 
Scales, die Tail with fquare ones. He breeds in the Deferts 
of Africa. F 2 Three 
