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nlfck : the body is covered with a rough 

 blackifh fkin, befet with a few hairs : 

 the back has feveral circular wrinkles, 

 and there are feveral inequalities difco- 

 verable on each fide : on the bread are 

 two flefhy paws, or fins, like wings, 

 about eighteen inches in length ; with 

 thefe the animal fupports himfelf when 

 feeding on the grafs on the fides of ri- 

 vers ; and with thefe the female holds 

 her young to her breafts, which are like 

 thofe of a woman. The animal has no 

 fins but the tail, which is horizontal, 

 like that of a Whale. They never intirely 

 quit the water, and delight in frefh- wa- 

 ter rivers, tho' they have been feen on 

 the fea-coaft. The flefh is commonly 

 fat, and pretty much refembles Veal. 



The Salt-w r ater Fifli on the coaft of 

 Guiana are much lefs delicate than thofe 

 which live in frefh \ this is occafioned 

 by the muddy water, which extends for 



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