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VIL An Account of a Booh^ Intituled, Phakcno- 
logia nova five Obfervationes de Rafiorrbus 
quibufdam BaUnis in Scotia Littus nuper 
eje&is, &>c. Aut. Roberto Stbbald y ILiin- 
bnrgi in £htarta } 1692. 
THE Author of that Excellent Book, Entituled, 
Scotia Illufirata ; hath in this given us a Curious 
Specimen of the advance he hath made in the Natural 
Hiftory of that Kingdom ; containing many Obferva- 
tioRs altogether new, and very well worthy to be kno.vn. 
In the Preface he propofes to treat only of fuch Whales as 
are found in the Seas of Scotland ; and having prov'd 
from feveral Writers, that the Brittifb Ocean was for- 
merly frequented by Whales, he obferves, that tho' the 
very large Whales, which were formerly found in the 
Brittijb Seas, and were accounted the vafteft in the 
World, fcem fince Navigation has been fo much ufed in 
theft Seas, to have retired to Greenland, yet there are 
ftill a great many fmaller Whales, and fame larger ones 
too, caft upon the Shores of Scotland every Year. He 
then gives the feveral diftin&ions of them 5 17?, Some 
are very large, CXX, CXXXIV Feet long, fomeofa 
fmaller fize down to XXIV, XVIII Feet, or lefs. 
zdly, Some have only two Fins, others have a third 
upon their Back, ^dly, Some have a Pipe or Spout in 
their Snout, others have Noftrils. 4/%, Some have 
Teeth, others have horny Plates, in their Mouths. 
The 
