128 THE ZINGEL. 



termed " Sorcier," and three varieties are dis- 

 tinguished, of a black, gray, and yellow colour. 



There is another little fish inhabiting the 

 Danube, which Cuvier places with this, the Perca 

 zingel of Linnaeus. It differs from the former in 

 its larger size, reaching fifteen inches in length, 

 and a weight of two or three pounds, and by the 

 greater number of rays in the dorsal fins. The 

 colour of the back and sides are of a grayish 

 yellow, that of the lower parts whitish ; four 

 clouded bands of a brownish black descend 

 obliquely from above, and mingle with dots and 

 spots equally clouded upon the sides ; the muzzle 

 and opercles are brownish, and on the cheeks 

 there are some brownish black bands. These are 

 the only known fishes which approach to this 

 form. 



