Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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Page 10
... quantity of Air from the body of water there imprisoned , the bony covers then open , and give it a free passage ; the gills , by this means , are again opened , and a fresh quantity of water is admitted . Should the fish be obstructed ...
... quantity of Air from the body of water there imprisoned , the bony covers then open , and give it a free passage ; the gills , by this means , are again opened , and a fresh quantity of water is admitted . Should the fish be obstructed ...
Page 13
... quantity of food , seems to accommodate itself to the quantity of aliment with which they are supplied . A Pike , sparingly fed , can be habituated to subsist on very little aliment ; if fully dieted , it acquires the power of devouring ...
... quantity of food , seems to accommodate itself to the quantity of aliment with which they are supplied . A Pike , sparingly fed , can be habituated to subsist on very little aliment ; if fully dieted , it acquires the power of devouring ...
Page 15
... substances been their nutri- ment , must have been quickly devoured ; so that no known fact gives the smallest indication that ever the quantity of food has been in any respect consumed , or even lessened , by the numbers 15.
... substances been their nutri- ment , must have been quickly devoured ; so that no known fact gives the smallest indication that ever the quantity of food has been in any respect consumed , or even lessened , by the numbers 15.
Page 16
... quantity of a mucous matter , sui generis , and that has no known parallel ; all these facts seem to decide , that the Herring is capable of drawing its sub- sistence from the water itself , by an inherent power of its animal functions ...
... quantity of a mucous matter , sui generis , and that has no known parallel ; all these facts seem to decide , that the Herring is capable of drawing its sub- sistence from the water itself , by an inherent power of its animal functions ...
Page 19
... and a half , made an Ounce Avoirdupois . From this Table it appears , that the size of the Eggs is almost equal in great and small fishes of the same species , at the same time of the year ; that the quantity of spawn is , in 19.
... and a half , made an Ounce Avoirdupois . From this Table it appears , that the size of the Eggs is almost equal in great and small fishes of the same species , at the same time of the year ; that the quantity of spawn is , in 19.
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