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66 Shape, very dangerous to meddle with, for they rage and lay about them mot furiouly with their Tail, o that no body cares to come at them, or catch them. The Greenlanders make much of them, on account of their Fleh, which, with them, paes for dainty Cheer. The other ort of Whales are reckoned the bet for their Fat, and Find or Thee differ from the firt ort, in that they have no Fin on the Back towards the Tail, but two leer ones near the Eyes, and are covered with a thick black Skin, marbled with white Strokes, With thee Side Fins they wim with an incredible Swiftnes. The Tail is commonly three or four Fathom broad. The Head makes up one third of the whole Fih. The Jaws are covered, both above and beneath, with a kind of hort Hair. At the Bottom of the Jaws are placed the o called Barders, or which erve him intead of Teeth, of which he has none. They are of different Colours, ome brown, ome black, and others yellow with white Streaks. Within the Mouth the Barders, or Whale Bones