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Pike-headed whale Musculus Nar- whale. 



those seas. The natives of Greenland, however, 

 hold it in much esteem, as it affords a quantity 

 of flesh which, to their palate, is very agreeable. 

 The lips are brown, and like a twisted rope; the 

 spout-hole appears to be split in the top of its 

 head, through which it blows its water with 

 much more violence, and to a greater height, 

 than the common whale. 



The pike-headed whale, has a double pipe in 

 its snout, three fins like the former, and a hard 

 horny ridge on its back ; and the belly is full of 

 longitudinal folds. This species takes its name 

 from the shape of its nose, which is narrower 

 and sharper-pointed than that of the other whales. 

 It has been taken on the coast of Scotland of the 

 length of forty-six feet, and twenty in circum- 

 ference. 



The musculus has a double pipe in its front, 

 and three fins ; the under jaw is much wider 

 than the upper one. It is frequently found along 

 the coasts of Scotland, and feeds upon herrings. 



The nar-whale differs from the foregoing spe- 

 cies most materially by its large teeth pointing 

 directly forward from the upper jaw, from nine 

 to fourteen feet in length ; and of all the wea- 

 pons with which the marine animals are gifted, 

 this is doubtless the most formidable. The nar- 

 whale is seldom so long as the common whale, 

 much slenderer, and less abounding in blubber : 

 in other respects their manners and appetites are 

 perfectly similar; they arc harmless, peaceable, 

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