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271. Some account of New Holland
with each other as well as with divers doors which led from the nest from each of these went a passage archd over leading to different parts of the tree & generaly one large one to the ground this I am inclind to beleive communicated with the other kind of house for as the animals inhabiting both were precisely the same I see no reason why they should be supposd contrary to Every instance that I know in nature to build two different kinds of houses unless according to the conveniences of Season prey &c. they inhabited both equaly this other kind of house which I now speak of was very often built near the foot of a tree the Bark of which tree was always had upon it their coverd ways tho but seldom the first kind of house it was formd like an irregularly sided Cone & sometimes was more than 6 feet high & near as much in diameter the smaller ones were generaly flat sided & resembled very much the old stones which I have are seen in many parts of England & supposd to be remains of Druidical worship the outside Coat of these was 2 inches thick at least of hard well temperd clay under which were their cells to these no doors were to be seen all their passages were underground where
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