34 Of the Calamar?^ 



efcaping, and not of avoiding any 

 Enemies it may have of its own, 

 as has been generally fuppofed : For 

 by the Remainder of the Food 

 found in its Stomach, it is very 

 clear, that this Fim preys among 

 other Animals upon Pilchards and 

 Sprats y incredible Quantities of which 

 are taken in the fame Nets, 

 with Calamaries and Cuttk-Jif/j in 

 great Abundance, upon the mallow 

 Shears near the Mouth of the Tagus 7 

 whither it is probable they fly for 

 Refuge from their Purfuit, 



Plate ii This Duct is fupported, and the 

 ^. B, ' Sides of it kept afunder by two pa- 

 rallel cylindrical Cartilages extend- 

 ing confiderably below it, between 

 which is lodged the Veficle contain- 

 ed!.^. * n g tne black Liquor, fo that ks 

 Aperture protrudes kfelf into that 

 of the open Duel:, which I have 

 juft defcribed. As to what relates 

 to its Contents, I could obferve no 

 more, than that when it is expofed 

 to the open Air, either by forcing 

 it out of the containing Veffel, or 

 even extracting the Veffel itfelf out 

 of the Body of the Fifh, it foon 



condenfes- 



