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salt, and dry it, for the supply of Europe and the colo- 

 nies. In France the fresh cod is named cabeliau, 

 from the Dutch name of this fish '. 



Gadus JEglefinus, L., Bl. 62. (the haddock). Brown 

 hack, silvery belly, lateral line black ; a blackish patch 

 behind the pectoral ; as abundant as the cod in the 

 northern latitudes, but of a less agreeable flavour. 

 When it is salted, zae name it hadou, after the English 

 name haddock 2 . 



Gadus callarias, L., Bl. 63 ; in Paris Faux merlan 3 . 

 Spotted like the cod, but usually much smaller, and 

 have the upper jaw longer than the other. This is 

 the most agreeable species to eat when fresh. It is 

 especially in request on the coasts of the Baltic Sea 4 . 



1 Belon believes that the word Morrhue, (Fr. Morue), comes from 

 Merrvel, a name which he calls English, but which I do not find in 

 any modern authors of that nation : they all name it cod, or cod-Jish. 



2 Egrefin, or rather Eaglefin, was formerly its English name, ac- 

 cording to Belon and Rondelet. It is the Schelfisch of Anderson, 

 and the Germans, Dutch, Danes, &c. 



3 Dor sch is the name of this fish upon the coasts of the Baltic sea. 

 Callarias galarias, &c, were ancient names badly determined, but 

 which certainly could not be applicable to any fish, a stranger to the 

 Mediterranean. 



4 Add the Tomcod, (G. lomcodus, Mitch.); the Tacctud, Gode 

 mallet, or petite morue fraiche, (G. Barbatus, Bl. 166); the Capelan, 

 or Officier, (G. minutus, Bl. 67. 1.) ; the Wachnia.G. macrocephalus, 

 Tiles. Ac. de Petersb. II. pi. xvi. ; Gadus gracilis, Id. ib. pi. xviii. ; 

 the Suida, {Gad. Saida, Lepechin, Nov. Com. Petrop. XVIII. pi. v. 

 f. 1. copied Encycl. f. 360;) the Bib. (Gad. luscus, Penn. copied 

 Encyc. 102.) ; Gad. blennoides, Penn. copied Encycl. 363. 



