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Rh Then comes the White Fih, whoe Shape is not unlike that of the great having no Fins upon the Back, but underneath two large ones; the Tail like a Whale; his Spouts, through which he breathes and throws out the Water, are the ame; he has likewie the Bunch on the Head. His Colour is of a fading yellow; he is commonly from 12 to 16 Foot in Length, and exceeding fat. The Train of his Blubber is as clear as the clearet Oil. His Fleh as well as the Fat has no bad Tate, and when it is marinated with Vinegar and Salt, it is as well tated as any Pork whatoever. The Fins alo and the Tail, pickled or auced, are good eating. This Fih is o far from being hy, that whole Droves are een about the Ships at Sea. The Greenlanders catch Numbers of them, of which they make grand Cheer.

There is yet another maller ort of Whales, called from the Form of its head, which at the Snout is flat, like a But'd End. He has a Fin upon his Back towards