An account of several late voyages and discoveries

l!. Of 1he Dragon-flfb. h is peculiar to this Fiill to ha ve two Fin,n on bis llack, thc forcmotl whercof h·· '1 i.·t n· long Strings, about two inchc:s high .. be ,\·~ the Back; thc hindmotl l•innof the üark i) no: fo high, but yct it goetb a grcat way all alon~ thc Uack, and hath no füch Strings. l·fo Ji:ithno G ills., in thc room of thcm he hall• ::wo blow, ing holcs in his Ncclc, and on each fidc of cheic holcs thcre are two O,ort Finns, am1 undcrnc2tl1 thcft:, on cad1 ficlc a broad onc: Undcrncath his Bclly he hath a long very narrow Finn, that rcachcs to thc Tail. His Head is oblong, cc,m, ¡ms'J of many Bones: He hath bclol'c 011 hi1 Nofc a raii>'d p:trt: His Tail i aho:n an inch broad : His Body is long, tbi nd roundilh! of a grcyifü filver Colour, a11<1 fl,ining : H1i Shapc islikcft to that of a young Ha}, as wdl thc Hcad as the retl: of thc Body. ·1 hcy are c:m~ht bctwccn rhc He111·s.Jfl.1Ná and S1Jit:-.br,~:1». \V e- got onc off <'f Hill.1°rld, when our ü ~ok flung out his lluckct fo,· \.Va1.c1·, in w!ud1.l:c cook u11 01~c with fome fmall Fi01 of thc Hla~i( of an fíerrin¿:, but t bey we1·c not bigg<:;' th_1n a joint of your füdc Finget. Our Sc;1mt,1 111• fol'm,;d me: of fo:rn.. othcr tinall 1-tifh, th:i.t ;1rc 1,I thc decp holcs bt:t·1:ccn thc high MountJI,.' ; :l thc Scir:I h }-;,.,¡,.·e11. i !!.