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16th, Stood in nearer the shore to the south of 

 Hackluyt's Headland. Several of the sea-unicorns 

 were here observed at no great distance from the 

 ship. I noticed two which passed close under our 

 stern, that had double horns of a considerable size. 

 The unicorns make a great noise in blowing, and, 

 when at a distance, are often mistaken for whales. 

 We fired several shots at them, and mortally 

 wounded a small one, which we brought on board. 

 It measured 9^ feet in length, and its horn was four 

 feet one inch. 



The Monodon monoceros, Narwhal, or Uni- 

 corn Fish, has been found twenty-two feet long, and 

 twelve round. Head nearly one-fourth the length 

 of the body, round, small, and terminates in an ob- 

 tuse rounded snout. Mouth small ; no teeth, but 

 a large wreathed tusk or horn. Sometimes two*, 

 and often ten feet long, proceeds from its upper jaw, 

 diverging to one side, and tapering gradually to- 

 wards the tip. Eyes and ears very small ; one re- 

 spiratory orifice in the back part of the head ; back 

 broad, convex, and tapering towards the tail, 

 which is horizontally placed, and is divided into 



* There is at the Sfadthouse at Amsterdam, the skull of a Nar- 

 whal, with two horns. There is likewise a skull to be seen in 

 Hamburgh, having two horns, each above seven feet long, and 

 eight inches round. 



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