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Book the Fourth contains " Crustaceous Animals, 

 Sea -stars, and Blubber." It is divided into three 

 chapters, one for each head. 



Book the Fifth, embraces the " Fishes of 

 Jamaica," and is prefaced with this apology: 

 " My being six miles every way from the sea, the 

 heat of the air making fishes soon putrify here, 

 and my other affairs, have made my observations 

 of this kind very imperfect." This is his arrange- 

 ment. 



CHAPTER 1. Of long cartilaginous, and plain flat fish. 



2. Of the eel. 



3. Of fishes with rounder or contracted bodies. 



4. Of fishes which are smooth and have one fia 



on their backs. 



5. Of fishes which are smooth and have two 



fins on their backs. 



6. Of fishes which are prickly and have one fin 



on their backs. 



7. Of fishes which are prickly and have two fins 

 on their backs. 



The Sixth Book is devoted to the " Birds of 

 Jamaica," " It is a common opinion," he remarks, 

 " that the hot parts of the world abound most 

 with birds of fine coloured feathers, and that they 

 want those who sing. The first of which is true, 

 and the latter false, for there are many sweet 

 singing birds to be found here, and those of as 

 pleasant notes as any in Europe." He makes but 

 three chapters or divisions of them. " First, Of 



