IV. 151 



It arrivi a at tin- l< ii-.:ih of fi\< -ainl tu eiity 



and is of an e\tremel\ fierce and \orarioilS 



iiatu 'in:; nn the lar-. i- li-ln-s, and c\ n, 



ionally, on the Dolphin and Porpoise th.-m- 



I i'.und in tin- Mediterranean and 



Atla. 11 as in the polar regions, and is 



our of the most ferocious inhabitants of the ocean. 



cies it i> chieily distinguished by ha\ 



the Miout turned a little upwards. I cannot but 

 here observe that the IJnmran character of this 



ics inay mislead, since it is said to be furnished 

 ikntibus scrratis y \\-\i\\ serrated or sawed teeth, a 

 particularity not found in any of the Whale tribe, 

 uliich have all simple or plain, conical teeth: but 

 the meaning of the words dentibus scrratis here is 

 only to be understood in the common classical 

 sense, as in Pliny and other authors; meaning so 

 disposed as to give the outline of the jaw a ser- 

 rated appearance in profile. 



There remains one more Linncean genus of the 

 Whale tribe, and that one of the most remarkable: 

 this is the ^enus Afonodon or Xanvhal. It is dis- 

 tinguished by an extremely large and long, spi- 

 rally twisted tooth, projecting in a straight direc- 

 tion, from the upper jaw. Sometinn arc 



