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The Natural Hiftoryof JAM AIC A. 
The Flounder. 
This Fifh was about fix Inches long, and four and a half broad, it 
was very thin, white in the Belly, the Back cover’d with very fmall 
brownifh Scales, having fix or feven black Lines running tranfverfe 
over it, round about was one Fin, and it had a crooked Line running 
from the Head to the ‘Tail, both under or in the Belly, and above or on 
the Back. 
Its A/fophagus was very fhort, the Stomach ruddy and not very thick, 
it was empty, the Guts were fmall, and had feveral ‘Turnings. 
It was taken at Old-Harbour. 
Cuap. II. 
Of the Eel. 
Nouilla Bellon, 295. Salvian. Fol. 65. omnium Autorum. Raij, p. 109. 
Tab. G. 5.Syn. p.37. An Mucu Brafilienfibus, Marcgr. p. 161. ed. 1648 2 
An Mucu Brafiltenfibus, Lampetre affinis, Marcgr. Raij, p.106. Tab. G. 7. 
fig. 2? | : 
The Frefb-Water Eel. 
I doubted whether the Frefh-Water Eel of Jamaica was the fame 
with thofe of Exrope, and therefore. took its Defcription and Figure as 
well as open’d it to fee, the Inwards,.and found upon Comparifon, they 
were exactly the fame: However, left any Body fhould doubt the De- 
fcription of it, fuch as I took in-Hafte, follows. 
This was about a Foot and a halt long, almoft round, as big asa 
Child’s Wrift of a Year old, had round black Eyes with a white Irés, 
the under Chap a very ‘little longer than the upper (which I have ob- 
ferved in thofe of Europe. likewife) ic was biggeft.a little beyond. the 
Head, and from thence tapering to the End, having one Fin beginning 
from fix Inches beyond the Head on the Back continuing to the Tail’s End, 
and another beyond the 4zas, continued to.the fame\Place, and two others, 
one of each fide beyond the Branchie; the upper Part of this Eel is of a 
light brown, inclining to a yellow Colour, the undef white, and all is fmooth 
and flippery like other Rels, The Stomach was long, Sack-fafhion’d, thick 
and white, containing feveral Worms made up of flat Joints, of an Afh 
Colour, fquare, and having here and there fome fmall Feet, which are 
at the Bottom of the Water lying under,the Stones ; the Gut is large, 
making no Circumvolution, and the Liver, which dry’d is reckon’d a 
great Specific in hard Labour, is frefh colour’d lying from one Hypo- 
chondre to the other... _- . | 
It is one. of the moft delicious Fifhes in this Ifland, (the Fat and Lean 
being moft curioufly interlarded) which may come from the Clearnefs 
of the Waters. — 
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