] 76 MALACOP. ABDOM, HERRING FAMILY. 



for sale. Many are taken every season in the 

 Tliames, the most productive fishing stations on 

 that river being opposite the Penitentiary at Mill- 

 bank, and a little above Putney Bridge. The 

 Severn, the coasts of Devon, Cornwall, Norfolk, 

 &c. produce them in greater or less abundance; 

 and they occur in many parts of Scotland, entering 

 the Firth of Forth towards the end of July. 



(Sp. 145.) A. communis. Allice Shad. This is 

 a much larger fish than the preceding, measuring 

 from two to upwards of three feet in length, and 

 weighing from four to eight pounds : it is, therefore, 

 by far the largest of the British Clupeidae. It is, 

 however, rather locally distributed, at least it ap- 

 pears to be so if we judge of that distribution by 

 the notices that have fallen under our observation. 

 It occurs in greatest plenty in the Severn, is fre- 

 quently taken at the mouth of the Twe«d, occurs not 

 uncommonly on the north-east coast of Ireland, and 

 is found in the Firth of Forth, although it is rare in 

 that estuary. Such likewise may be said to be the 

 case with the Thames, where only a few indivi- 

 duals have been procured. Its flesh is said to be 

 superior to that of the other British Shad. 



Gen. LXXII. Engraulis. — This generic group 

 is in several respects very unlike the other members 

 of the Herring family, particularly in having the 

 upper jaw conspicuously longer than the under one ; 

 the gape of the mouth extending a good way be- 

 hind the eyes and cleft horizontally, and the general 

 form being more rounded, the belly scarcely com- 



