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That the skin seemed to be elastic when com- 

 pressed, and of a greyish colour, without any 

 scales : it was rough to the feeling, on drawing 

 the hand over it, towards the head; but was 

 smooth as velvet when the hand was drawn to- 

 wards the tail : That the extremity of the tail was 

 about two inches in thickness, and somewhat 

 rounded ; and as he saw no part of the bones, he 

 cannot say whether any part of the tail had been 

 broken- off or not : That the eyes appeared to be 

 no larger than those of a seal: That there were 

 two spout-holes on each side of the neck, about 

 an inch and a fourth in diameter, and at the same 

 distance from the head as appears in the drawing : 

 That he lifted up the snout, and examined the 

 throat, which was too narrow to admit his hand ; 

 That a part of the bones of the lower jaw, resem- 

 bling those of a dog, were remaining at that time, 

 with some appearance of teeth, which were soft, 

 and could be bent by the strength of the hand : 

 That he observed no nipples, or organs of genera- 

 tion ; the belly having been burst open by the 

 violence of the sea : That the stomach was about 

 the size of a ten gallon cask ; and the bowels 

 about the bulk of those of a cow : That the 

 bristles of the back, which had been pulled off 

 through curiosity, were luminous in the dark, 

 while they continued wet. And all this he de- 

 clares to be truth, &c. 



(Signed) Thomas Fotheringhame, 



