the South-Sea. '8 1 



We one Day, in a Madh, took one of that Sort of Am- fcnguinu 

 •phibious Creatures call'd Penguins^ larger than a Goofe ; 

 inftead of Feathers, it was cover'd with a Sort of gray 

 Hair, lfke that of the Seals, or Sea-Wolves ; their Wings 

 are alfo very like the Fins of thofe Creatures. Several 

 Travelers have fpoken of them, becaufe they are \ cry 

 common about the Streights of Magellan. See it drawn 

 from the Life 5 Plate XVI. 



There are fuch Multitudes of Seals, or Sea-Wolves ? ^k 

 above-mention'd, that ill the Rocks about the liland of 

 ^yiriqukia are often covered with them. They differ from 

 the Northern Sea- Wolves, in that the others have Paw>„ 

 whereas thefe have two Fins, ftretching out almoft like 

 Wings towards their Shoulders, and two other little ones 

 which clofe up the Tail. Nature has, however, at the Ends 

 of the two great Fins, preferv'd fomething like Paws ; lor 

 there are four Talons that terminate the Extremities ; per* 

 'haps they ufe them to goalhore, where they are much de- 

 lighted, and whither they carry their Young, whom they 

 feed with Fifli, and cherilh very tenderly, as is reported. 

 There they make a Noife like Calves, for which Reafon, 

 in feveral Relations of Voyages, they are call'd Sea-Calves ; 

 but their Head is more like a Dog's than any other Beaft\ 

 and therefore with good Reafon the Dutch call them Sea- 

 Dogs. Their Skin is cover'd 0th veryfmooth thick Hair, 

 and their Flelh. is very oily, andill-tafted, fo that none but the 

 -Livor is ufnally eaten : However, the Indians of Chiloe dry, 

 and lay up Provision of it for their Suftenance : The French 

 Ships draw the Oil from it for their Ufe. They are very 

 eafily taken, there being no Difficulty in coming near to 

 them both on the Land and in the Water; and they are 

 kill'd with one Blow on the Nofe. There are feveral Sizes 

 of them : In the South they are as big as large Maftive 

 Dogs ; but in Peru there are feme 1 2 Foot long. Their 

 Skins ferve to make Floats, being blown full of Air, in- 

 ftead of Boats > but at La Conception, the Fiiher-Men only 

 bind together three Faggots of light Wood, with Leather 



M Thongs, 



