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Cetology

           Butpossessingallthegranddistinctivefeaturesoftheleviathan,mostnaturalistshaverecognisedhimforone.Heisofmoderateoctavesize,varyingfromfifteentotwenty-fivefeetinlength,andofcorrespondingdimensionsroundthewaist.Heswimsinherds;heisneverregularlyhunted,thoughhisoilisconsiderableinquantity,andprettygoodforlight.Bysomefishermenhisapproachisregardedaspremonitoryoftheadvanceofthegreatspermwhale.

           BOOKII.(Octavo),CHAPTERII.(BlackFish).Igivethepopularfishermen’snamesforallthesefish,forgenerallytheyarethebest.Whereanynamehappenstobevagueorinexpressive,Ishallsayso,andsuggestanother.IdosonowtouchingtheBlackFish,socalledbecauseblacknessistheruleamongalmostallwhales.So,callhimtheHyenaWhale,ifyouplease.Hisvoracityiswellknownandfromthecircumstancethattheinneranglesofhislipsarecurvedupwards,hecarriesaneverlastingMephistopheleangrinonhisface.Thiswhaleaveragessomesixteenoreighteenfeetinlength.Heisfoundinalmostalllatitudes.Hehasapeculiarwayofshowinghisdorsalhookedfininswimming,whichlookssomethinglikeaRomannose.Whennotmoreprofitablyemployed,thespermwhalehunterssometimescapturetheHyenawhale,tokeepupthesupplyofcheapoilfordomesticemploymentassomefrugalhousekeepers,intheabsenceofcompany,andquitealonebythemselves,burnunsavorytallowinsteadofodorouswax.Thoughtheirblubberisverythin,someofthesewhaleswillyieldyouupwardsofthirtygallonsofoil.

           BOOKII.(Octavo),CHAPTERIII.(Narwhale),thatis,Nostrilwhale.Anotherinstanceofacuriouslynamedwhale,sonamedIsupposefromhispeculiarhornbeingoriginallymistakenforapeakednose.

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