14 Pliocama, or the Anatomy of a Porpefs. 
fer ; but very much fulpe&ing tlie truth of his Obferva- 
tions, I flrall only take notice of one, mentioned by Ronde- 
letius, JriftotlhpdiBettpnm. himlelf which is the Rofirum 
or Snout, which is much longer in the Dolphin than the 
Porpefs, which is fufficient to diftinguifh them : and 
(f) Vlyjfes Aldrovandus does feem to make it the only 
diftinttion where he faith, Qjtacunq-, etixm de Delphini 
utroq', fextt fcripta funt , Pbocxme pmiliter convenient ; & ni~ 
p P hoc Jinx rofirum brguius hxberet , Delphino fere unddquaq; 
Cimlif forei. , j 
T : | | •: 
The ^ figure of tliis Porpefs we diflefterf was oblong, * via. rrf. 
its body roundifh, its Head and Rofirum obtufe, the *• vi s- ’• 
RiFlus of its Mouth but final! y it had two finns on the 
fides of its bread:, one on its Back, and a femilunary tayle 
placed parallel to the Horizon , which in mod: other fifties 
but of this kind is vertical. The Aperture of its Eyes was 
but final!. On the Head a little above the Eyes, it had a 
ff.u la or Spout arifing from the Palate, which lerves him 
for the drawing in Air for Refpiration ; as alio for {pout- 
ing out of water, as in the Cetaceous kind. On the Belly 
w T e oblerved the Place of the Umbilicus , and below that 
the f Pudendum, of each fide of which were placed two t td. i. 5 
* Teats ; below the Pudendum was the Anus, 
The Dimenpons of its Body taken in the Decimal 
Mealure of an Inch were as follows. Ijrom the tip of the 
Nole to the Extream of the Tayle was [4V2 decimals. 
Its greateftthicknels, being at' * frbm its Ndle, wall’s-. 
The Girt of him in its biggefi: part was 250. At the be- 
ginning of its fins 230. 
Fromthetipof the Nole to its Navel 180. to its Anns 
300. to the Fin on the back 190. to tire Fins on the 
bread: 100. to the middle bf the Spout 52. to its 
Eye 49. ! ; 
The length or Aperture of its Eye 7. tire diftance 
7; r Vlylf. Aldrovand. de Cats, p. in. iiq. 
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