Phoc^na, or the Anatomy ofaPorpefs. 
fer ; but very much fufpecling the truth of his Obferva- 
tioiis, I fhall only t^lfq notice oi^n^x^T^^^^oW^ ^^^^^^ 
leUf^s, Jr/Jfotl^ni^o^^}il^^ iSihe Roflrum 
or Snout, which is much longer in the Dolphin than the 
Porpefs, which is fufficient to diftinguifli them : and 
(Jd "I^/rZ/e/ J/ir^)z^;^;/;^-f.(4^P*f9?ni to make it the only 
diftiuLlion where he iaith, Qu£cmq; ttUm de Delphmi 
utrofy fexi^ fcrhta ftnf^ Phoc^n^e f mi liter convenhmt ; & 
A /I A 
The figure this Porpeft we dilTeded was oblong, fvid.r^^. 
its body roundifli, its Head and Roftrnm obtufe, the 
Ricius of its Mouth bu^, fn:v?l| i it had two finnson the 
fidesof itsbreaft, oneon'ifs Back, and afemilunary tayle 
placed parallel to the Horizon^ which in moft other fiflies 
butof this kind is vertical. The Aperture of its Eyes was 
but fipall^^^ Oq thd H^ad a little kbo^re the Eyes* it had a 
ojfp^ ithe Palate, v?hich ^ves hirn 
TOr-thedtawiiigin Air for Itefpiratiok; asalli0f%r ^cait 
ing out of water, as in the Cetaceous kind. On the Belly 
w^e obferved the Place of the Vmhiltcus^ and below that 
the f Piidmium^ ■ of each , fide- of which were . placed .twp t i • ' 
^Teats; below" the i^j//^^^^^^^^^^ i 'IV^^^ 
;The D/m€^[io?^s^pf^J^ ^o^y^^^ Dj|[mal 
Meafureof an IncKw^re a§ follows! TroiMhe tip of the 
The^Girt of hib in its blggeff ' ■ 'At' tile' *bd- 
gmnmgor itsfins 230. :>oifMr ^^1 r 1 
From the tip of the Nofe to its l^^m'^A^^^ 
,5po. to. the Fin on^the h^M^^ 
breaft 100. " in....... 
The" len 
J ::(}^) Viyff. Aldrov^nd. de Cctis^^fnu u^'!^'^ ' ' 
between 
