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PAOE. 



Of the Norway whale 8 



The use of blubber : their method of feeding 9 



Of the whalebone whale . 10 



Of the spermaceti whale - ib. 



The wonderful strength of the tails of whales ib. 



Of the hippopotamus, or river horse 1 1 



His uncommon depredations on land - - ib. 



The female always brings forth on land - 13 



They always sleep on land ib, 



Of sharks - 14 

 Of the white shark : its amazing swiftness, and number 



of teeth - - ib. 



Of tortoises v . 15 



The great Mediterranean turtle - 16 



Of the frog-fish of Surinam - IT 



Of flying-fish - ib. 



Of the ink.flsh : its singular properties - ib. 



Of the aborescent star-fish - - 18 



Of the torpedo, much like a thorn-back - ib. 



Of the sea-nettle, a strange production of nature ib. 



The amazing peculiarities of the limpet - 19 



14. General reflections * 50 



