Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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Page 141
... former appellation . It does not appear to me , continues Mr. P. that the extraordinary strength of stomach in the Irish fish should give any suspicion , that it is a distinct species ; the nature of the waters might increase the ...
... former appellation . It does not appear to me , continues Mr. P. that the extraordinary strength of stomach in the Irish fish should give any suspicion , that it is a distinct species ; the nature of the waters might increase the ...
Page 295
... former has prepon- derated . According to the Elements of Natural His- tory , a fish of three pounds weight will produce 237,000 , and one of nine pounds upwards of 621,000 Ova ( a fecundity far exceeding that recorded by PETIT ) ; they ...
... former has prepon- derated . According to the Elements of Natural His- tory , a fish of three pounds weight will produce 237,000 , and one of nine pounds upwards of 621,000 Ova ( a fecundity far exceeding that recorded by PETIT ) ; they ...
Page 367
... former ; and it is finished exactly in the same way . These flies are of short duration , the large ones being in season from about the middle of June to the twenty - fifth ; the small , from the begin- ning to the third week in August ...
... former ; and it is finished exactly in the same way . These flies are of short duration , the large ones being in season from about the middle of June to the twenty - fifth ; the small , from the begin- ning to the third week in August ...
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