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coDcerning a Dolphin enamoured of a Boy , whom he was 
wont to carry crofs a bay of the Sea , from Baice to PuteoU^ to 
School,^ By ^liny the Younger, of another enamoured of a 
boy at Hippo m Africa^ whom he was wont to carry upon his 
back in like manner.The ftory is worth the noiingiEpiJi.^^J^^, 
But to proceed^ this fifh had in each Jaw 48 teethjltanding 
in a row like to little blunt pegs. The Tongue was flat above, 
of an equal breadih to the very tip^ which was toothed or pe. 
iSlinaccd about the edges , tyed firmly down to the bottom of 
the mouth all along the middle,a$ Arijlotle truly faith: whence 
1 cannot but wonder, that Hondektius fliould herein contra- 
did: Jriflotle, and affirm (contrary to truth, as I believe) quod 
Dolphinis lingua eji mobilis^ tjuce modh exeri modv condi potejl: Un- 
lefs perchance in this particular the Dolphin differs from the 
Porpefs. For the Porpefs is, as 1 take it, the Phoctena of the 
Ancient, which is a lefTer lort of Dolphin, and not the Dolphin 
tins y at leaft if the fiih^ we are defcribing, were a Porpefs , for 
the teeth of this fifh were leffer than , and of a different fi- 
gure from, thofe in the jaw of the Dolphin we got beyond 
Seas ; yet is the difference nor great between the Dolphin and 
Fhocisna, As for that fifli, which our Sea- men now adays call 
the Dolphin, and which, as it is defcnbed by Terry and I/- 
gon, hath teeth on its tongue, fmall fcales, is finn'd Hke a rock, 
of a pleafant finell and tail X what it is; I know not, biu 1 am 
fure it is teto genere different from the Dolphin of the Ancient^ 
We obferved not in this fifli any Noflrils befides ihofc iii ihe - 
Jijlufa^uot any ear-holes or meatus auditorii at all^ whoreia .;lfo 
Jriflotle agreeth with us; which yet I^ondeletiuj iound out 
near the eyes : it being maaifeftjfaith he, that a Dolphin doth 
hear, and feeing no creature can hear without a p .ffig ,' for 
that purpofe to convey founds to the brain ; Hac rat:one im» 
pulfus^ cum Delphini cranium dili^mtijjtme contempt atus cj^em^ ma* 
nifeftiffimum audiendi meatum^ qui ad cerebrum hfjue patet^ inveut 
jlatim pofi ocuIum,tam exiguum^ utfere ocular urn aciemfugmt,kx\d 
we obferved in the Skull a bone anfwering to the O4 petfffum^ ^ 
which moft certainly was for the ufe of hearing, ft had 6 (hort 
Ribs that had no Cartilages,and feven that had Cartilages(on 
each fide I mean.) The Breaft- bone was very fnialK As for the 
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