Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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Page 111
... PENNANT supposes them to be Charr , only of a size superior to any caught in England or Wales ; some being too feet and a half long . In the month of September great numbers of Eels are caught ; they are then going down the stream of ...
... PENNANT supposes them to be Charr , only of a size superior to any caught in England or Wales ; some being too feet and a half long . In the month of September great numbers of Eels are caught ; they are then going down the stream of ...
Page 141
... PENNANT has the following remarks : - " The stomachs of the common Trouts are uncommonly thick and muscular ; they feed on the shell - fish of lakes and rivers , as well as on small fish ; they likewise take into their stomachs gravel ...
... PENNANT has the following remarks : - " The stomachs of the common Trouts are uncommonly thick and muscular ; they feed on the shell - fish of lakes and rivers , as well as on small fish ; they likewise take into their stomachs gravel ...
Page 317
... Pennant re- marks , they are troubled with a species of Hair worm , which ARISTOTLE says the Ballerus and Tillo are infested with , which so torments them , that they rise to the surface and then die . The Compiler , in July 1801 , took ...
... Pennant re- marks , they are troubled with a species of Hair worm , which ARISTOTLE says the Ballerus and Tillo are infested with , which so torments them , that they rise to the surface and then die . The Compiler , in July 1801 , took ...
Contents
TITLE PAGE | 1 |
Account of Rivers in England Scotland and Ireland | 57 |
TABLE FOR BAITS | 199 |
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