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THE mechanifm of F i s h intitlef 

 them to the next rank in order after 

 Birds. But there is a Marine Animal 

 which is found on the Costft, or in the 

 Rivers of Guiana, which cannot be 

 yanked with the Clafs of Fifh, and 

 which merits a previous ^efcriptioa. 

 This is the Manatee, or Sea-Cow, call- 

 ed by the French Lamentin. This ani- 

 mal is fixteen or eighteen feel in length, 

 and feyeral feet in v circumference, efpe- 

 cially at the navel, where it is largeft. 

 The head is like that of a Hog, but the 

 muzzle is fhorter y its eyes are fmall, 

 and placed in the middle between the. 

 fnout and ears, or rather auditory-holes, 

 which open and {hut ; the mouth is 

 large, and has briftles on each, fide, and 

 its noftrils refemble thofe of anOx ; the 

 gums in the fore-part of the mouth are 

 hard and toothlefs ; the tongue is ihort, 

 and almoft imperceptible, a§ is alfo the 



neck : 



