Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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Page 317
... anal fins , and the tail ( which is forked ) , are generally of a deep red , and the dorsal fin is darker than the rest ; the usual length of this fish is from ten to sixteen inches . It lives on insects and grass , and is preyed on by ...
... anal fins , and the tail ( which is forked ) , are generally of a deep red , and the dorsal fin is darker than the rest ; the usual length of this fish is from ten to sixteen inches . It lives on insects and grass , and is preyed on by ...
Page 317
William Barker Daniel. ventral , and anal fins , are paler than those of the Dace , but the pectoral fin is redder , and they are much better eating . Roach. is a handsome fish either in , or fresh out of the water ; it inhabits many of ...
William Barker Daniel. ventral , and anal fins , are paler than those of the Dace , but the pectoral fin is redder , and they are much better eating . Roach. is a handsome fish either in , or fresh out of the water ; it inhabits many of ...
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William Barker Daniel. the spurious fin brown , tipped with red ; the pectoral , ventral , and anal fins of a pale brown ; the edges of the latter white ; the tail very little forked when extended . Some peculiar remarks upon the various ...
William Barker Daniel. the spurious fin brown , tipped with red ; the pectoral , ventral , and anal fins of a pale brown ; the edges of the latter white ; the tail very little forked when extended . Some peculiar remarks upon the various ...
Contents
TITLE PAGE | 1 |
Account of Rivers in England Scotland and Ireland | 57 |
TABLE FOR BAITS | 199 |
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