Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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Page 226
... marked near the base with a dusky spot . The Minnow appears first in March , con- tinues until Michaelmas , and then betakes himself to the mud , weed roots , or wood in rivers , to secure himself from floods and fishes of prey . They ...
... marked near the base with a dusky spot . The Minnow appears first in March , con- tinues until Michaelmas , and then betakes himself to the mud , weed roots , or wood in rivers , to secure himself from floods and fishes of prey . They ...
Page 229
... marked with large spots , con- sisting of numberless minute black specks : the pectoral , dorsal , and caudal fins are also spotted ; the belly and ventral fins of a pure white ; the tail broad and rather rounded . One of the largest ...
... marked with large spots , con- sisting of numberless minute black specks : the pectoral , dorsal , and caudal fins are also spotted ; the belly and ventral fins of a pure white ; the tail broad and rather rounded . One of the largest ...
Page 232
... marked on the jaws with a double course of half circles ; the upper part of the eye is of a dark brown , the lower part somewhat yellow , and the globe of it black ; the first rays of the dorsal fin ( which is spotted with black ) are ...
... marked on the jaws with a double course of half circles ; the upper part of the eye is of a dark brown , the lower part somewhat yellow , and the globe of it black ; the first rays of the dorsal fin ( which is spotted with black ) are ...
Page 247
... marked with broad black bars pointing downwards , the belly is white , tinged with ręd ; the ventral fins of a rich scarlet , the anal fins and tail ( which is a little forked , ) of the same colour , but rather paler . This fish is a ...
... marked with broad black bars pointing downwards , the belly is white , tinged with ręd ; the ventral fins of a rich scarlet , the anal fins and tail ( which is a little forked , ) of the same colour , but rather paler . This fish is a ...
Page 265
... marked with minute punctures ; the teeth are very sharp , disposed not only in the front of the upper jaw , but in both sides of the lower , in the roof of the mouth , and has often three rows upon the tongue , and even down to the ...
... marked with minute punctures ; the teeth are very sharp , disposed not only in the front of the upper jaw , but in both sides of the lower , in the roof of the mouth , and has often three rows upon the tongue , and even down to the ...
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abundance altho Angler angling animals appear bait Barrels belly birds bite body bottom Bream breed brown called Carp caught Charr Chub Cock colour Dace deep dorsal fin dusky Eels eggs fasten feathers feed feet fins fish fishery flies float four Game Gamekeeper gentle Gillaroo Grayling ground Gudgeon hackle hair half head holes hook inches justice of peace keep killed kind lake Lapwing length Loch manor middle miles Minnow mohair mountains mouth never night numbers ounces Partridges Perch person Pheasant Pike plenty pond pounds pounds weight Quadrupeds quantity quill rain rises river Roach runs Salmon season shank shooting shot side silk Snipes soon Spaniels spawn species spot spring streams summer tail taken Tench Trout weeds weighed Wild Fowl wind wings winter Woodcocks woods worms yards young