3 i2 GRAYLING. Class IV. 



the Tame near Ludlow, in the Lug, and other 

 dreams near Leominfter; and in the river near 

 Chriftchurch, Hampjhire. It is alfo very common 

 in Lapland-, the inhabitants make ufe of the guts 

 of this fifh inftead of rennet, to make the cheefe 

 which they get from the milk of the rein deer*. 



It is a voracious fifh, rifes freely to the fly, and 

 will very eagerly take a bait. It is a very fwift 

 fwimmer, and difappears like the- tranfient paffage 

 of a fhadow, from whence we believe is derived 

 the name of Umbra. 



Effugienfque oculos cehri levis Umbra natatu f . 

 The Umbra fwift efcapes the quickeft eye. 



Thymalus and Thymus, are names bellowed on it 

 on account of the imaginary fcent, compared by 

 fome to that of thyme ; but we never could per- 

 ceive any particular fmell. 

 Descrip. It is a fifh of an elegant form; lefs deep than 

 that of a trout : the largefl we ever heard of was 

 taken near Ludlow, which was above half a yard 

 long, and weighed four pounds fix ounces, but 

 this was a very rare inftance. 



The irides are filvery, tinged with yellow: the 

 teeth very minute, feated in the jaws and the roof 

 of the mouth, but none on the tongue : the head 

 is dufky : the covers of the gills of a gloffy green : 



* Flora Lap. 109. Aman Acad, IV. 159. 

 •{• Aufonii Mofel. 90. 



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