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where both Rows {viz, upper and under) met, 

 they refembled a Hair Brufh, fo that he can be 

 no Fifli of Prey, as not being able to maflicate 

 any thing tougher than Sea Weeds, and indeed 

 nothing was found in his Maw, but a little Sea- 

 Weed. To finifli my Defcription, his throat was 

 fo narrow, that fuch kinds of Food only, were 

 capacitated to pafs down thorough it. His Fins 

 were too young to be good Whale- Bone. 



21. The glorious Colours of the Dolphin, 

 (mentioned in Letter i. paragraph 19.) occa- 

 fioned my looking lately, into Salmons Modern 

 Hijiory of all Nations^ in order to fee how his 

 account of the Golden-fiih of China, tallys with 

 the real Fiihes, fome whereof, the curious Mr. 

 Margas^ of London^ keeps now alive in a Chma 

 Bafon, that has a hollow piece of Rock-work in its 

 middle, with feveral Holes in it, thorough which 

 they delight to pafs and repafs. But I find Mr. Sal- 

 mons Account to be imperfedl -, that of the real 

 Fifhes being as follows, viz. They are from two to 

 fourteen inches long, and no one could ever dillin- 

 guifh ths Male from the Female : They are of 

 almoft all Colon rs, inter fperfed in fmall fpots, viz» 

 fome Red, fome Red and Gold, fome White and 

 Purple, fome Silver and Red, fome Yellow and 

 Redj and fome gilded all over : There are never 

 two of the fame fort : Their Tails are either quite 

 fiat or elfe triangular : Some are of various Co- 

 lours 



