Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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... bottom of the water , have an air bladder , such as the Eel and the Flounder ; and many are entirely without any , that swim at ease in every depth , for instance the Gudgeon . Naturalists have assigned different uses to this bladder ...
... bottom of the water , have an air bladder , such as the Eel and the Flounder ; and many are entirely without any , that swim at ease in every depth , for instance the Gudgeon . Naturalists have assigned different uses to this bladder ...
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... bottom was level with the ground , and was made by forming a bank all round , with a Shrubbery close to it ; whilst lying on the bank seeing the fish , I desired a Gentleman who was my companion , to go behind the Shrubs ( that there ...
... bottom was level with the ground , and was made by forming a bank all round , with a Shrubbery close to it ; whilst lying on the bank seeing the fish , I desired a Gentleman who was my companion , to go behind the Shrubs ( that there ...
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... bottom . Ships are said to have been retarded in their course in passing through these shoals , and instances are recorded where these little fishes have been left by the ebbing of the tide in heaps three feet deep upon the shores for ...
... bottom . Ships are said to have been retarded in their course in passing through these shoals , and instances are recorded where these little fishes have been left by the ebbing of the tide in heaps three feet deep upon the shores for ...
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... bottom , and there shelter themselves until the storm subsides ; their reason for this assertion is , that in boisterous weather they take none , and those that are caught imme- diately after a storm , have their backs covered with mud ...
... bottom , and there shelter themselves until the storm subsides ; their reason for this assertion is , that in boisterous weather they take none , and those that are caught imme- diately after a storm , have their backs covered with mud ...
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... bottom runs a clear stream , in which the Trout are seen sporting in the water ; these fish are never known to take a bait , but are caught with landing nets . In the Lake of Castle Bar near that town , is the Char and the Gillaroo ...
... bottom runs a clear stream , in which the Trout are seen sporting in the water ; these fish are never known to take a bait , but are caught with landing nets . In the Lake of Castle Bar near that town , is the Char and the Gillaroo ...
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