Rural Sports, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, 1807 |
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Page 331
... dorsal fin is placed almost in the middle ; the second is thin , transparent , and not distant from the tail ; the ventral fins in some are of a very fine blue , in others as if powdered with blue specks ; the ends of the other lower ...
... dorsal fin is placed almost in the middle ; the second is thin , transparent , and not distant from the tail ; the ventral fins in some are of a very fine blue , in others as if powdered with blue specks ; the ends of the other lower ...
Page 425
... dorsal fin is spotted , the other fins are plain it is rather hog - backed , and , from the nose and belly touching the ground together , it is conjectured that this fish feeds mostly at the bottom . In length , the Grayling seldom ...
... dorsal fin is spotted , the other fins are plain it is rather hog - backed , and , from the nose and belly touching the ground together , it is conjectured that this fish feeds mostly at the bottom . In length , the Grayling seldom ...
Page 430
... dorsal fin was spotted ; the spurious fin brown , tip- ped 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 ...
... dorsal fin was spotted ; the spurious fin brown , tip- ped 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 ...
Contents
Fishing and Anecdotes respecting the Natural | 37 |
Account of Rivers in England Scotland | 77 |
Angling | 219 |
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