A Natural History of the Most Remarkable Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Serpents, Reptiles, and Insects, Volume 2C. and C. Whittingham, 1825 |
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Page 140
... fin is slightly forked . This fish is of a very dark green colour ; but the sides are somewhat lighter . Another remarkable pe- culiarity in this fish is the dorsal fin : it is close to the head , and its front ray is long , stiff ...
... fin is slightly forked . This fish is of a very dark green colour ; but the sides are somewhat lighter . Another remarkable pe- culiarity in this fish is the dorsal fin : it is close to the head , and its front ray is long , stiff ...
Page 144
... dorsal fins , and also from the mouth all the way to the second anal fin . In colour it is of a dark green , marked with black spots , and having a golden gloss , whence originates its name . THE MACKEREL . THE Common Mackerel , while ...
... dorsal fins , and also from the mouth all the way to the second anal fin . In colour it is of a dark green , marked with black spots , and having a golden gloss , whence originates its name . THE MACKEREL . THE Common Mackerel , while ...
Page 149
... 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 supposed that this fish feeds mostly at the bottom . The Grayling haunts rapid and clear ...
... 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 supposed that this fish feeds mostly at the bottom . The Grayling haunts rapid and clear ...
Page 152
... fins frequently nine . Their form is somewhat thick , and their colour blue - green above , greenish - yellow mixed with ... dorsal fin is long , extending far towards the tail , which is forked . Carp are found in the slow rivers and ...
... fins frequently nine . Their form is somewhat thick , and their colour blue - green above , greenish - yellow mixed with ... dorsal fin is long , extending far towards the tail , which is forked . Carp are found in the slow rivers and ...
Page 169
Mary Trimmer. between the ventral fins it has a long pointed scale , and the tail is forked . At different seasons it ... dorsal fin is placed near the head , so that , when suspended by it , the tail sinks down ; the tail is forked and ...
Mary Trimmer. between the ventral fins it has a long pointed scale , and the tail is forked . At different seasons it ... dorsal fin is placed near the head , so that , when suspended by it , the tail sinks down ; the tail is forked and ...
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anal fins animal appears ash colour bait beautiful bill bird black spots blue body breast and belly breed brown caught chiefly claws coasts common covered crest CRESTED GREBE dark dorsal fin duck dusky edges England eyes feed female lays fish flesh flocks frequently Gannet gills goose gray green half hatched head holes inches in length inches long inhabits insects islands JACK SNIPE kind Lapwing lateral line lays four legs Lincolnshire lour male mandible membrane middle mouth native neck nest nostrils orange colour ounces pale pectoral fins placed plumage pounds prey quill feathers rays reddish resembles rivers round season seen seize seldom shell shores sides silvery skin slender sometimes species surface Surinam swallow Sword Fish tail teeth thick throat TITMOUSE tongue transverse trees tribe upper ventral fins weighs White Stork wings winter worms yellow young