Phocaena, or the Anatomy of a forpefs. 15 
between the two Eyes in a ftraight line 52. from the 
hinder Cmthus of the Eye to the Poms Auditorius 
was 17. 
The length of the Month 30. the length of the out- 
ward Rima of the Pudendum 30. the length of thole flits 
that were of each fide, occafioned by the retraction of the 
teats, 7. 
The length of the Fin of the back 40. the height of 
the lame 27. the length of thole on the Rreafl^o. the 
breadth 24* the diftance between! them 42. the ipread 
ofthe Tayle ig o. the broadeft part near the Middle 3 7. 
The whole weight of this fifh was 96 /. aver du pois> 
that diffettedby (r) Daniel Major weighed 124/. but 
(i ) Jon f on mentions, that in Neufiria there was one 
taken that weighed 1000 L 
The Colour of the upper half of the skin, that cover- 
ed the Back, the Fins and Tayle was of a fhining black; 
the reft very white : but on the Tides a little above the 
fins, 5 twas Ipeckled of an Afh colour, or as Major expref- 
letb it, marbled by the mixture of both colours, into 
fpots and ftreaks. 
The Skin was perfectly fmooth, without either hair or 
Icales, which I luppofe did very much advantage its 
fwimming, and may be thejjealbn we did not meet with 
thole foramina on the head' and lides which are frequent 
in lcalyfifh, and which, a& (e) Steno hath well obferved, 
do dilcharge an oyly fubftance, that lerves for the lubri- 
cating the hides of the fifih, and To renders them fitter for 
fwimming ; as our V/atermen do commonly trim their 
boats, that they may the more eafily glide on the water*, 
However on the Nole of each fide we oblerved two laiaii 
holes that would only admit of a brittle. 
( c) MifceRan. Cur i of a Med. Phyf Germanic . ami quart i Ob* ' 
f&r. 20. ( d ) Jonflon Hift. Nat, de Pifcib. L 5. p, m* 22 u 
fie) Nich. Steno de Ruia Anap. 5 5, & Cants Car char /a differ 
Uum cap.po 93, 
