20 GUN, KOD, AND SADDLE. 



coast of South America, near Los Rocas, although 

 no sharks had been seen previously, they appeared 

 about the ship soon after some of the most venturous 

 had bathed. Again, I was on board a vessel be- 

 calmed, within sight of the volcanic rocks, St. Paul's 

 and Few Amsterdam. The captain kindly lent his 

 gig to myself and companions to procure some speci- 

 mens of Cape pigeons, Cape hens, and albatross. A 

 great number of birds were killed, and whether it 

 was the scent of blood or not, I can not say, but a 

 white shark about ten feet long joined us, and 

 remained by us till our return to the ship. He was 

 afterward caught by using a Cape hen for bait. 

 On examining the head of a shark, the snout will be 

 found to project a long way over the upper jaw, and 

 although there are no regular nostrils defined, such 

 as will be found in the salmon or trout, there are 

 a great number of minute orifices, doubtless intended 

 for smelling, and which duty I am inclined to believe 

 they most ably perform. 



