f Tab. 2. 
fig. x . & 
xi. 
* Tab. r. 
fig. 2. aaaa. 
Phocaena, or the Anatomy of a Torpejs. 17 
fhape, and wanting feet. But here too we obferved that 
when the skin and flefhwas taken off, the + fore-fins did 
very well reprefent an Arm, there being the Scapula, an os 
Humeri , the Vina, , and Radius , the bones of th q Carpus, the 
Metacarp, and digit i curiouily joynted > the Tayle too 
does very well fiipply the defe£t of feet both in f wimming 
as alfb leaping in the water, as if both hinder-feet were col- 
ligated into one, though it confided not of articulated 
bones but rather Tendons and Cartilages. 
The Pudendum , Anus and Mamma we fha!l defcribe 
when we come to thole Parts to which they do belong. 
Next of all we fhall take notice that the body was divi- 
ded into three Regions or Venters, the Head, the Bread, 
and Abdomen. All of them had thefe common Integu- 
ments, a Cut huh) a Cutis, Fat, and a Panni cuius Mufctt- 
lofus. 
The Cut icul a was a thin fcarfe-skin, pretty eafily lepa- 
rable by Temping with a knife from the Cutis. When 
any part was bent, ’twould wrinkle into exceeding [mail 
folds, but when unbent, ’twould readily return to its for- 
mer fmoothnefs. 
Tlie Cutis was / 0 of an Inch thick, pretty eafily vulne- 
rable and flexible. Its Colour was the lame through- 
out ;but where it was black, there on the innerrnod or 
concave part it was of the deeped colour. 
The 'Fat, or as Mr. Raj oalls it, the Blubber , was an Inch, 
or in lome places more thick ; encompaffing the whole 
* body as in an Hog. It had a curious texture of fibres, 
which arifing from the Pannicnlus Mufctdofus did decuT 
fate each other lattice-wife, and terminate in the Skin. 
Examining a finall part of this Fat in a good Microfcope, 
we obferved it to confid of an admirable drudhire of nu- 
merous finall cells or little bladders, in which was con- 
tained the Oyl ; ,fb that upon cutting any part the Oyl 
would readily run out. T he Fat therefore or Blubber in 
this fifh was nothing elfe but Oyl contained in. thofe 
Cells or bladders. 
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