The White Fiſh.Then comes the White Fiſh, whoſe Shape is not unlike that of the great Bay-Whale; having no Fins upon the Back, but underneath two large ones; the Tail like a Whale; his Spouts, through which he breathes and throws out the Water, are the ſame; he has likewiſe the Bunch on the Head. His Colour is of a fading yellow; he is commonly from 12 to 16 Foot in Length, and exceeding fat. The Train of his Blubber is as clear as the cleareſt Oil. His Fleſh and Fat is well taſted.His Fleſh as well as the Fat has no bad Taſte, and when it is marinated with Vinegar and Salt, it is as well taſted as any Pork whatſoever. The Fins alſo and the Tail, pickled or ſauced, are good eating. This Fiſh is ſo far from being ſhy, that whole Droves are ſeen about the Ships at Sea. The Greenlanders catch Numbers of them, of which they make grand Cheer.
But or Blunt-Heads.There is yet another ſmaller ſort of Whales, called But-Heads,from the Form of its head, which at the Snout is flat, like a But'd End. He has a Fin upon his Back