NATURAL HISTORY. 

 Family XIV. Zeidte. (Gr. Zeifc Jupiter.) 



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ZEUS. 



Faber (Lat. a Workman; sometimes used fur t!tcjh;h), the John Dory. 



honour. Other traditions are quite as vigorous in their asser- 

 tion, that St. Christopher produced these marks while crossing 

 an arm of the sea, bearing the Saviour in his arms. 



Family XVII. Syngnathida;. (Gr. Si'i>, together; yvaOoc, the jaw.) 

 HIPPOCAMPUS. [Gr. 'Irr-o/ca/.* of, a Sea-horse.) 



Brevirostris (Lat. short-beaked), the Sea-horse. 



The singular fish called the SEA-HORSE has often been found 

 off the southern coasts of England. The habits of this fish 



