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The Natural Hiftory of JAMAICA. 
ll. Hareagas major, fquamis minoribus, roftro longiore & acutiore. Rai}, 
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| A Geroom. 
This was twelve Inches long, and two broad, in the middle where 
broadeft, it began narrow at its Mouth, increas’d to the Middle, 
whence it gradually decreas’d tothe Tail. It had a long white Car- 
tilaginous ‘Tongue, the Mandibles only rough inftead of Teeth, two 
Noltrils {mall and round, the Eyes large and black, with a white Circle. 
It had‘ fix Fins, cne pretty large in the middle of the Back,two under 
the Brazchie, two in the middle of the Belly, and one poft Aaum all 
of a yellowifh Colour fpotted with black. The Tail was very long and 
forked ; there was a Line went through the middle of the fides from 
Head to Tail, it was all fcaly, white underneath, and blackifh in the 
Back. | | 
The Stomach of this Fifh wasa Sack, like a Manica Hippocratis, the 
Point whereof reach’d as far as the Asus, and the Intefline was but 
one, and that {treight. | 
They are taken at Old Harbour, and brought to Market, where I 
had it, the Snout is longer and fharper then that of a Herring, and the 
Fins and Tail are larger. 
IV. Harengas major, totus argengeus, fauamis majoribus. Tab, 250. Fig. I, 
Raij [its Br B59 vit eu 
A Pounder 
This Fifh was eleven Inches long, and two and a half broad where 
broadeft, near the Neck ; ir growing greater there and decreafing towards 
the Tail. The upper Mandible was a quarter of an Inch -longer 
then the under, both had white Lips, and within were rough fmall 
Teeth. There was a white Cartilaginous thick Tongue, and near an 
Tach above the Snout were two Holes for Noftrils, the Eyes were 
black in a white ZJrés or Circle, there were fix Fins, two behind the 
Branchie, two before the Asws, one near the Tail, and one on the Back, 
it had a forked Tail, anda Line in its Middle from the Tail to the 
Head; it was cover’dall over with large white fhining Scales. 
This Fifh is very full of Bones, it was taken at the Canoes, 
There are much larger of the {fame Sort. 
V. Harengus minor. Tab. 250. Fig. 2. Raij fya.p.159. An Pilchards 
like them ot Spain of az Anonymus Portugal of Brafile. Purchas Lib. 7. 
Cap. ¥. pe 1313? 
The Spratt. 
This was four Inches long, and one and a half broad in the middle, 
where broadeft; very near the Snout were the Eyes, which were black 
with a white Iris. It had two fmall Pésze on the Belly, one on the 
Back, and one pofl Avum, and a forked Tail. It increas’d from the 
Snout to the Middle, and decreas’d from thence to the End, and was 
cover’d with fmall Scales, brownifh on the Back, and white every 
where elfe. 2 
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