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and with mufkets, is called a fiftiery; and that 

 carried on againft the beaver, though in the water, 

 and with nets, is called hunting. 



The head of the Tea- wolf refembles pretty much 

 that of a dbg ; he has four very fhort legs, efpe- 

 cially the hind legs \ in every other circumftance 

 he is entirely a fifti : he rather crawls than walks on 

 his legs ; thofe before are armed with nails, the 

 hind being fhaped like fins ; his fkin is hard, and is 

 covered with a fhort hair of various colours. There 

 are fome entirely white, as they are all when firft 

 brought forth ; fome grow black, and others red, 

 as they grow older, and others again of both co- 

 lours together. 



The fimermen diftinguifh feveral forts of fea- 

 wolves ; the largeft weigh two thoufand weight, 

 and it is pretended have Iharper fnouts than the 

 reft. There are fome of them which flounce only 

 in water ; our failors call them brajfeurs % as they 

 call another fort nau^ of which I neither know the 

 origin nor meaning. Another fort are called Groffes 

 tetes, Thick-beads. Some of their young are very 

 alert, and dextrous in breaking the nets fpread for 

 them ; thefe are of a greyifh colour, are very game- 

 fome, full of mettle, and as handfome as an ani- 

 mal of this figure can be the Indians accuftom 

 them to follow them like little dogs, and eat them 

 neverthelefs. 



M. Denis mentions two forts of fea-wolves, which 

 he found on the coafts of Acadia ; one of them, 

 fays he, are fo very large, that their young ones 

 are bigger than our largeft hogs. He adds 3 that a 

 little while after they are brought forth, the parents 

 lead them to the water, and from time to time 



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