Series 02: Journal of a tour in Holland, 12 February - 22 March 1773 - No. 0021

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Feb 1773 - Hague

Leptura a Large one from the East Indies describd by Seba the undermost half of whose antennae are  coverd with longish hair in annuli white & red
Curculio something like C. Palmarum his thorax coverd with thin fur & his rostrum with a very thick one of a red colour
Cancer describd by Vosmaer under the title of notogastropus which has realy [really] 4 feet upon its back which appear as if the animal made use of them walking upon its back & turning its belly up in the air
Asterias two species large with Conical spines half an inch long shewing plainly the natural affinity between echinus & asterias
Lacerta rostrata a species of Crocodile said to come from the river ganges whose snout is long & very narrow
Anguis quadrupes Mr. Vosmaer has rangd this among lizzards tho the feet are excessively small he has two species one resembling much in size & scale the anguis fragilis others had acuminated scales the ends of which were a little loose from the skin