Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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Page 18
... Winter , & c . Secondly , by the amazing fertility which he has conferred on this class of beings . The fecundity of fishes far surpasses that of any other animals ; if we should be told of a being so very prolific , that it would bring ...
... Winter , & c . Secondly , by the amazing fertility which he has conferred on this class of beings . The fecundity of fishes far surpasses that of any other animals ; if we should be told of a being so very prolific , that it would bring ...
Page 29
... the regular undulated appearance of the sides , as if they were ribbed . The glutinous parts about the head , lose their delicate flavour after it has been twenty - four hours out of water , even in winter , in VOL . II . I 29.
... the regular undulated appearance of the sides , as if they were ribbed . The glutinous parts about the head , lose their delicate flavour after it has been twenty - four hours out of water , even in winter , in VOL . II . I 29.
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William Barker Daniel. hours out of water , even in winter , in which these , and other fish of this species , are in highest season . Fishermen are well acquainted with the use of the Air - bladder or Sound of the Cod , and are very ...
William Barker Daniel. hours out of water , even in winter , in which these , and other fish of this species , are in highest season . Fishermen are well acquainted with the use of the Air - bladder or Sound of the Cod , and are very ...
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... Winter , when they drop their spawn . The young Herrings approach the shores the July and August following , and are then from half an inch to two inches long , and are called in Yorkshire Herring Sile . As very few young ones are found ...
... Winter , when they drop their spawn . The young Herrings approach the shores the July and August following , and are then from half an inch to two inches long , and are called in Yorkshire Herring Sile . As very few young ones are found ...
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... winter they disappear , a few returning again after Christmas . Their winter retreat , and their motives for migrating , are the same with the Herring . During Summer they affect a warmer latitude , no quantities being found on any of ...
... winter they disappear , a few returning again after Christmas . Their winter retreat , and their motives for migrating , are the same with the Herring . During Summer they affect a warmer latitude , no quantities being found on any of ...
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