OF IlONDURAS.


more immediately answer this purpose,
may be named, the baracouta, and jew-
fish, both exceedingly well-flavoured and
firm. The former is often caught of sixty
pounds weight; the latter frequently up-
wards of two hundred. The manati is
also taken on the coast and in the neigh-
bouring lagoons, the flesh of which, either
fresh or salted, is considered a great deli-
cacy. The weight of this sometimes ex-
ceeds a thousand pounds.
 The inferior kinds are so numerous,
that a particular specification of them,
with that of many other productions,
connected with the natural history of this
part of the world, will appear more con-
veniently reserved for another part of these
sketches.
 Whoever has become at all acquainted
with tropical countries, must have dwelt
with peculiar delight on the grateful pro-
fusion of fruits with which they have
been so kindly furnished by an indulgent