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IX. A Continuation of an Account of an EJfay 
towards a Natural Hiftory of Carolina, and 
the Bahama Iflands, by Mark Catesby, 
F. <!{. 5. with fome Extracts out of the Sixth 
Set 5 by T>r. Mortimer, % S. Secret . 
A Ccounts of the firft five Sets, which compofe the 
firft Volume of this beautiful Work, have been 
given inN°. 415,410, and 416, of thef zfranf actions. 
The Author defigns in this fecond Volume to exhibit 
the Ftp, Reptiles , Quadrupeds , and feveral forts 
of Plants n the former Volume having treated 
chiefly of the Birds and frees. This fixth Set, or 
firft Part of the fecond Volume, contains the Figures 
andOefcriptlons of Ftp. In Plate 
1 . Umbla minor marina, maxillis longioribus. 
vid. Sloane Hift. Jam. Tab. 147. fig. 3. The 
Barracuda . The Flefh of this Ftp is very un- 
wholfome, and frequently poifonous. 
Fulpis Bahamenps. 
i. Perea marina Gtbbofa cinerea. The Mar- 
gat e-Fp. This is efteem’d very good Meat. 
Saurus ex cinereo nigricans. The Sea Spar row • 
Hawk. 
3. Perea marina , pinna Dorp divifa. The 
Croker. This Ftp is tolerable good Meat. 
Perea marina rubra. The Squirrel. It is a 
good eating Ftp. 
4. Perea marina , Rhomboidalis , fafeiata. The 
Pork-Fip. The Bahamians efteem this a good 
Ftp. 
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Perea 
