1^4 of Sharks-Bay. 
'zfw.1699.the Joints and Bending to be made as if 
they were to go indifferently either Head 
or Tail foremoft. They were fpeckled 
black and yellow like loads, and had 
Scales or Knobs on their Backs like thofe of 
Crocodiles, plated on to the Skin, or ftuck 
into it, as part of the Skin. They are ve- 
ry flow in motion ; and when a Man 
comes nigh them they will ftand ftill and 
hifs , not endeavouring to get away. 
Their Livers are alfo fpotted black and 
yellow : and the Body when opened hath 
a very unfavory Smell. I did never fee 
fuch ugly Creatures any where but here. 
The Guano’s I have obfcrv’d to be very 
good Meat : and I have often eaten of 
them with pleafure : But tho’ 1 have eaten 
of Snakes, Crocodiles and Allegators, and 
many Creatures that look frightfully e- 
nough , and there are but few I fhould 
have been afraid to eat of if preft by Hun- 
ger, yet I think my Stomach would fcarce 
have ferv’d to venture upon thefe yV. Hol- 
Und Guano’s, both the Looks and the 
Smell of them being fo offenfive. 
The Sea-fifli that we faw here (for here 
was no River, Land or Fond of Freflt Wa- 
ter to be feen) are chiefly Sharks. There 
are abundance of them in this particular 
Sound, that I therefore gave it the Name 
of 6hark’’s Baj. Here are aUo Skates , 
Thornbacks, and otlier Fifli of the Ray- 
kind; 
