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The Natural Hiſtory
Shape, very dangerous to meddle with, for they rage and lay about them moſt furiouſly with their Tail, ſo that no body cares to come at them, or catch them. The Greenlanders make much of them, on account of their Fleſh, which, with them, paſſes for dainty Cheer. The other ſort of Whales are reckoned the beſt for their Fat,Whales that yield the beſt Bones, or Barders. Their Deſcription. and Find or Whale-Bones. Theſe differ from the firſt ſort, in that they have no Fin on the Back towards the Tail, but two leſſer ones near the Eyes, and are covered with a thick black Skin, marbled with white Strokes, With theſe Side Fins they ſwim with an incredible Swiftneſs. The Tail is commonly three or four Fathom broad. The Head makes up one third of the whole Fiſh. The Jaws are covered, both above and beneath, with a kind of ſhort Hair. The Seat of Whale-Bones.At the Bottom of the Jaws are placed the ſo called Barders, or Whale-Bones, which ſerve him inſtead of Teeth, of which he has none. They are of different Colours, ſome brown, ſome black, and others yellow with white Streaks. Within the Mouth the Barders, or Whale-
Bones
