Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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William Barker Daniel. year ; that the quantity of spawn is , in general , nearly proportionate to the size of the animal , from whence a tolerable guess may be given , of the greatest fecundity of each kind , if it is known to what ...
William Barker Daniel. year ; that the quantity of spawn is , in general , nearly proportionate to the size of the animal , from whence a tolerable guess may be given , of the greatest fecundity of each kind , if it is known to what ...
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... Spawn . Portion of No. of Fecundity . Spawn Eggs to a Time of Examining . weighed . Grain . Nos . oz . dr . Grains . Grains . CARP . - { 2 * 16 12 1265 101,200 46 2 * 25 8 2571 203 , 109 55 8888 80 May 25 . 79 April 4 . * PETIT is said ...
... Spawn . Portion of No. of Fecundity . Spawn Eggs to a Time of Examining . weighed . Grain . Nos . oz . dr . Grains . Grains . CARP . - { 2 * 16 12 1265 101,200 46 2 * 25 8 2571 203 , 109 55 8888 80 May 25 . 79 April 4 . * PETIT is said ...
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... Spawn . Portion No. of Fecundity . of Spawn Eggs to a Time of Examining . weighed . Grain . Nos . Oz . dr . Grains . Grains . 2 14 182 2 3 8/1/2 152 FLOUNDER . 3 6 12 598 133,407 23 225,568 19 351,026 26 / 731 February 21 . 1484 ...
... Spawn . Portion No. of Fecundity . of Spawn Eggs to a Time of Examining . weighed . Grain . Nos . Oz . dr . Grains . Grains . 2 14 182 2 3 8/1/2 152 FLOUNDER . 3 6 12 598 133,407 23 225,568 19 351,026 26 / 731 February 21 . 1484 ...
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... spawn ; of the fresh water fishes that herd together , little is known respecting their migrations . It is probable , that the Perch and Minnow are stationary , and that to drop their spawn , they retire only to the margin of the River ...
... spawn ; of the fresh water fishes that herd together , little is known respecting their migrations . It is probable , that the Perch and Minnow are stationary , and that to drop their spawn , they retire only to the margin of the River ...
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... spawn in January , and leave their Eggs on rough ground , among rocks . They recover quicker after spawning , than any other fish . When out of season , they are thin tailed , and have a kind of Lice , which chiefly fix themselves on ...
... spawn in January , and leave their Eggs on rough ground , among rocks . They recover quicker after spawning , than any other fish . When out of season , they are thin tailed , and have a kind of Lice , which chiefly fix themselves on ...
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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