“ The first whales appear in the Abrolhos waters at about the end of
May, and they stay until October.
“The females often bring young calves with them, and appear to seek
the shelter of the reefy. The head-quarters of the Abrolhos fishery is
at Caravellas, or, rather, at the mouth of the river Caravellas, where are
situated the armacoes or trying-houses.
“The fishery begins at Bahia, according to Castelnau, about the 13th
of June, and lasts till the 21st September. At Caravellas, I was assured
that the whales always appeared later than at Bahia, and the fishery
does not always begin until the last week in June, continuing through
the month of September.”

It will be seen that the principal if not the only difference pointed
out by Dr. Hartt between the Morwega and the Mystica in their living


1The various species of the sea-wrack are included in the Natural Order of
Zosteracese, and seen at low water on the rocks of all countries of the world. Ina
recent state it is used largely as manure, its calcined ashes in the manufacture of
glass, and in the early times of this Colony for stuffing beds, &c.
