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and one quarter of a Mile further to Seaward ‘tis Fifty more. In deep Water 
the colour of itis Blue, and in fhallow Green. It feems to me that the diffe- 
rence of the Colour of Sea-water (without troubling our {elves with many Opi- 
nions about it) comes either from the depth of it, which when very deep 
and diaphanous is of a deep Blue as the Sky when clear, or if thallow it takes 
its Colour from the Colour of what lies at the bottom. And that it is fo, 
appears by Purchas, p. 1131. where ’tis taken notice that Water appears Red; 
Green, or Dark in the Sea, according to the bottom, and that the Red-Sea 
is called fo from Red Coral, or Coral-Stone lying at bottom, making the Wa- 
ter, which is to be feen into Twenty Fathoms, look Red, or White. i; W hite 
Sand is at bottom; or Green, if Green Oozy, Za. p. 1147 | 
The Sea hereabout is very well provided with Albacores, or 7) hynni, whofe 
Defcription follows. | | 
This Filh was Five Foot long from the end of the Chaps to that of the 
Tail, the Body was of the make and fhape of a Mackarel, being roundith 
or torofe, covered all over with fmall Scales, White in fome places, and 
Darker colour’d in others, there was a Line run along each fide. The coverings 
of the Gills of cach fide were made of two large and broad Bones covered Albacores 
with a fhining Skin, the Jaws were about Six Inches long, having a fingle 4¢{cribed. 
row of fhort ftrong fharp Teeth in them, and were pointed. The Eyes were 
large, and the Gills very numerous, behind which were a finall pair of Fins. 
Poff annum was a Foot long Fin, about Three Inches broad at bottom, and 
Tapering to the end. It had another on: its Back anf{wering that on the 
Belly, and from thefé were fmall Pinauleat every Two Inches diftance to the 
forked Tail, which was like a New Moon falcated, before which on the 
Line of the two fides was a membranous thick horny Subftance, made up 
of the Fifhes Skin, ftood out about three quarters of an Inch where it was 
higheft, fomething like a Fin. It was about Three Foot Circumference a lit- 
tle beyond the Head, where it was thickeft. The Eye was about an Inch 
and a half Diameter. The Figure of this Fith is here added, Zab x. Fig. 1. 
taken froma dried Fifh, where every thing was perfect fave the firft Fin on the 
Back, which I fuppofe was accidentally rub‘d off. 
It is frequently taken by Sailers with Fifgigs or White Cloath, made like 
Flying-Fifh, and put to a Hook and Line for a Bait; The Flefh iscoloured, and 
Tafts as the Zunmy of the Mediterranean, from whence I am apt to believe 
it the fame Fifh. It is to be found not only about Spain, and in the way to 
the Weft-Indies; butin the South-Seas about Guayaquil, and between Japan and 
New-Spain every where. 
This is called Zunnyes of Oviedo [um. p-214. Albicores of Terry,p.9. Al- 
bocores of Mandel/lo, p. 196. Dolphin or Tunin of Marten, Orcynus Kondelet, 
p. 249. Thunaus Gefner. 1158. Aldrovand. p. 307. Muf. fvammerd. Raii. Hift. 
p.176. Tab. M.1. Corett. Lhynni Species ejufd. app. p.5. & 24. Tab. 9. No. 1. 
where the Figure feemsnot good. Zhynaus Bellon. p.106. Salvian. p. 124. An 
palamite of Oviedo Sum. p. 211 2? Guarapucu Braftlienfibus, an Cavala Lufitans, 
noftratibus Coninghvifch. Marcgr. p.t78? Pif. Ed. 1658. p. 592 vel am Cur 
vata pinima ejufd. p. 1502? Ed. 1650. p. 512. Tons of Efcarbot Nova Francia, 
P. 35. du Ravencan de Luffan p.17t. An Albacoretta Pif, Ed. 1658. p.73 > Toni 
di Fernan Colon vita di Uhriftof. f.r9. An Ox-Eye of Anonymus Portugal. ap. 
Purchas, p. 13132 vel Toninas Ejufd. ib. p. 13142 Tunnies of Francis Gualke 
Purchas,806. Albacoras Ejufd. p.446. Hakl. of Smith New-England, p. 227. 
of Galvanos Purchas, in 42°. North Lat.South-Seas, p-1685. Ton ow tafard de 
Cauche, p. 138. An tonine Ejufd. p» 1422 Ulaffo a Tuny Fith of Duddeley. 
p.576. Albacore of Ligon.p.6. Abbeville.p.30. AnaSpanifh Macquerel of Ligon ? 
Albachores Pyrard. de Laval. p.6.137. 
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