Class IV. F I N F I S H. I? 



The belly was uneven, and formed into folds 

 running length-ways. 



The fkin extremely fmooth and bright ; that on 

 the back black ; that on the belly white. 



This fpecies takes its name from the ihape of its 

 nofe, which is narrower and fharper pointed than 

 that of other whales. 



Balsena edentula corpore ftric- Le Gibbar. Briffhn Cet. 222, 18. Fin fish, 



tiore, dorfo pinnato. Rati Balasna fiftula in medio ca- 

 fyn. pifc, 9. Dale Harwich y pite tubero penniformi in 



410. No. 2. extreme dorfb. Arted,fyn. 



Fin Fifh. Marten's Spitzberg. 107. 



165. Balasna Phyfalus. Lin, fyjl^ 

 Egede Greenl, 6k^, Cranio 106. 



Greenl, I. no. 



'T^HIS fpecies is diftinguidied from the common 

 •^ whale by a fin on the back, placed very low 

 and near the tail. 



The length is equal to that of the common Descri?. 

 kind, but much more flender. It is furniftied with 

 whale-bone in the upper jaw, mixed with hairs, 

 but fhort and knotty, and of little value. The 

 blubber alfo on the body of this kind is very in- * 



confiderable 5 thefe circumftances, added to its ex- 

 treme [fiercenefs and agility, which renders the 

 capture very dangerous, caufe the fifhers to negledt 

 it. The nmwtsoi Greenland ihou^ hold it in great 

 efteem, as it affords a quantity of flelh, which to 

 their palate is very agreeable, 



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