ROUND-TAILED MANATI. 
This Manati was taken near the Tvlarlgot 
of Kantai, in the River Senegal. They grow 
to the length of fourteen or fifteen feet. They 
arc very fat; and, hoth fat and lean, resemble 
veal : but the fat adheres to the skin, in form of 
blubber. The Negroes take them, by har- 
pooning; and sell them at the rate of two 
long bars of iron apiece. The season is only 
in the months of December and January. 
Manati are found in most of the African rivers 
to the South of the Niger: and, possibly, to 
those on the Eastern coast. The Woman- 
Fish, taken ofF the Isles Bocicas, to the South 
of the River Cuama, is seemingly of this spe- 
cies; notwithstanding the pious describer. 
Father Jonanes dos Sanctos, furnishes it with 
four tremendous tushes." 
To this, which is the whole of Pennant's 
account of the Round-Tailed species, we shall 
add a short general history of the Manati 
genus : if, indeed, we are warranted, in calling 
it a genus; since it is certainly made, by Lin- 
1133115, a species only of the Trichechus. To 
the Trichechus, or Walrus, however, we con- 
ceive, the Manali is by no means nearer allied, 
than it is to the numerous iamil\~of Seals. Af- 
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