The Natural Hiftory of JAMAICA, 
abr 
Cuape. IY. 
Of Fifbes which ave fmooth, and have one Fin on their Backs. 
I. Ovacule Pifci Congener plittact roftro. Tab. 249. Fig. 2. Perroquets 
de mer de Rochef. p. 185. Du Tertre. 219. Ratj fynopf. p. 156. An 
Cochomichin Fernandez. p. 87? 
The Parrot Fifh. 
This was about a Foot long, and nine Inches broad, where broadeft 
near the Head, the Mandébles were each two Bones join’d together 
before, of a fine blue and green Colour. 
There was one fmaller taken at O/d Harbour, it was fix Inches long 
and two anda half broad near the Head, where broadeft, from whence 
it gradually decreas’d, on each fide to the Tail it had fix Fins, one from 
its broadeft part along the Back to the Tail, two behind the Branchie, 
two under the Belly, and one poft Anam continu’d to the Tail, all ofa blue 
and green Colour. The Tail was fquare, the Scales large and roundifh, 
and their Circumference red. It had a very {mall Tongue. 
- The Stomach and Guts were one, tho’ here and there widned, dud, 
the Guts were full of Sand and Fauci, the large one was taken at the 
North-fide of “famasca in St. Ann’s Bay or Harbour. This Fifh hath its 
Name from its Mouth, being like that of a Parrot. 
It feeds on fabmarine Plants growing on the Rocks. 
It feeds likewife on Shell-fifh, which it bruifes with its Mandibles. 
Rochef. 
II. Paru pifci Brafilienii Congener, fine pinnis ventralibas. Tab. 250. Fig. 
4- Rag. fyn. pe 51. 
A Pampus. 
This Fifh was very little of its Kind, about fix Inches long and 
four and.a half broad in the middle, it was almoft round in the fore 
Part, and from its broadeft Place decreas’d by Degrees to the Tail, 
it had a round fpeckled flefhy Tongue, and the Mandibles fet with 
fmall fharp Teeth, the Eyes large, black, having a large white 
Circle, or Iris round them, it had four Finns, two long ones behind, 
the Branchie, one beginning from the middle of the Back and ending 
at the Tail, and a fourth, two and a half Inches long, beginning in 
the middle of the Belly, and ending in the fame Place; it had a 
forked Tail, two anda half Inches long, and an arch’d Line through 
Cie upper Part of its Sides, it was all cover’d over with white {mall 
cales, 
The Stomach was round, and was befet with pretty fharp Bones, 
like to thofe of the Teeth of a Wool Carder’s Comb, and the Guts had 
feveral Circumvolutions. 
Ic was taken at O/d Harbour, from whence it was brought to 
Market. 
Bbbb Ill. 
