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coast of South America, near Los Rocas, although 

 110 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 ©f the volcanic rocks, St. Paul's 

 and New 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 

 w^as 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. lie 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 iuclhied to believe 

 they most ably perform. 



