OP FISHES. 
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WHALE. 
Of ( h° Whale, there are no less than seven 
different kinds, all distinguished from each 
other by their external figure, or internal 
conformation. The great Greenland Whale, 
without a back-fin, and black on the back ; 
the Iceland Whale, without a back-fin, and 
whitish on the back ; the Ncw-England 
Whale, with a lmmp on the back; the 
Wlude with six humps on the back ; the 
r in-Fish, with a fin on the back, near the 
toil ; the Pike-headed Whale ; and the 
hound-lipped Whale. They all difi'er from 
each other in figure, as well as in their man- 
ner of living. 
The great Greenland Whale is the fish 
so eagerly sought after. It is usunlly found 
irom sixty to seventy feet long. The tail is 
obout twenty feet broad. 
