Rural Sports, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, 1807 |
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... fins are laid close to its body ; by the im- pulse of the tail alone , it then glides through the water with the swiftness of an arrow ; the other fins are too minute and flexible , compared with the ani- mal's weight , to impel it so ...
... fins are laid close to its body ; by the im- pulse of the tail alone , it then glides through the water with the swiftness of an arrow ; the other fins are too minute and flexible , compared with the ani- mal's weight , to impel it so ...
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... fin on the same side be cut away , then it loses its Equilibrium entirely : if the dorsal and ventral fins be cut off , the fish reels to the right and left . When the fish dies , that is when the fins cease to play , the Belly turns up ...
... fin on the same side be cut away , then it loses its Equilibrium entirely : if the dorsal and ventral fins be cut off , the fish reels to the right and left . When the fish dies , that is when the fins cease to play , the Belly turns up ...
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... fins are also spotted ; the belly and ventral fins of a pure white ; the tail , where it joins to the tail fin , remarkably broad without any taperness ; the tail fin is broad and rather rounded . One of the largest ever heard of by Mr ...
... fins are also spotted ; the belly and ventral fins of a pure white ; the tail , where it joins to the tail fin , remarkably broad without any taperness ; the tail fin is broad and rather rounded . One of the largest ever heard of by Mr ...
Contents
Fishing and Anecdotes respecting the Natural | 37 |
Account of Rivers in England Scotland | 77 |
Angling | 219 |
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