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ftADID.E. 



It is probable that this is only an accidental deformity, 

 some injury to the spine having prevented the usual growth. 



There is reason to believe that the Speckled Cod of Dr. 

 Turton, represented in his British Fauna as frequently taken 

 in the weirs at Swansea, is only the young of the Com- 

 mon Cod. 



The vignette below represents the bones of the head in the 

 Codfish. 



