23. SOLE A. 463 



I. The height of the body is two-fifths, or less than two-fifths, of the 

 total length (without caudal). 



A. Pectorals of both sides developed. 



1. Nostrils of the blind side not dilated : Soka. 



1. Solea vulgaris. 



The Sole. Die Zunge. 



BovyXaxra-oi, Atlum. vii. p. 288. 



Solea, Ond. v. 124; Plin. ix. e. 16. 



Buglossus s. Solea, Bellon. DeAquat. p. 145 ; Rondel, xi. c. 11. p. 320 ; 

 Aldrov. ii. c. 43. p. 235 ; Gestier, Aquat. iv. pp. 666, 671, and Ic. 

 Aquat. p. 101 ; Joiiston, i. tit. 3. c. 2. a. 2. punct. 1. p. 82 ; Willughb. 

 Hist. Pise. p. 100. tab. F. 7 ; Ray, p. 33 ; Schonev. p. 63. 



Pleuronectes, sp., Artedi, Si/nmi. p. 32. no. 8 ; Genera, p. 18. no. 6 ; 

 Species, p. 60. no. 5 ; Granov. Zoophyl. no. 251, and Mus. i. p. 14. 



Pleuronectes solea, i. Syst. Nat. i.p.457; Bribm. Ichth.Mass.'p. 34; Rl. 

 Fische Deutschl. ii. p. 42. taf. 45 ; Bl. Schn. p. 146 ; Lacep. iv. p. 623 : 

 Donovan, Brit. Fixh. iii. pi. 52 ; Turt. Brit. Faun. p. 96 ; Fries Sf 

 Ekstr. Skand. Fisk. p. 165. tab. 39 ; Gronov. Syst. ed. Grai/, p. 89. 



Solea, Klein, Pi-^c. 3Iiss. iv. p. 31. no. 1, & p. 32. no. 2. tab. 2. fig. 3. 



Sole, Penn. Brit. Zool. iii. p. 203, & ed. 1812, iii. p. 311. 



La Sole, Duhamel, iii. sect. 9. p. 257. pi. 1. 



Solea vulgaris, Qiwnsel in Vet. Akad. Handl. IBOli, p. 230 ; Risso, Eur. 

 Merid. iii. p. 247 ; Fleni.Brit.An. p. 197 ; Jen. Brit. Vert. p. 467; Gottsche 

 in Wieym. Arch. 1835, p. 182; Ynrr. Brit. Fish. 2nd edit. ii. p. 347, 

 and 3rd edit. i. p. 657 ; Parn. Wern.Mem. vii. p. 378, ov Fish. Frith 

 of Forth, p. 218; Bonap. Faun. Pal. Pesce ; Holh. Giitheb. Vet. Sallsk. 

 Jy««c?/. iv. p. 56. c. fig. ; Kilss. Skand. Faun. Fisk. y>. 651; Costa, Faun. 

 Nap. ii. p. 34; Canestr. Arch. Zool. v. p. 41. tav. 4. fig. 2. 



B. 7. D. 73-80. A. 61-69. L. lat. 160. Vert. 9/39-40. 



Tlie height of the body is contained twice and five-sixths in the 

 total length (without caudal), the length of the. head five times and 

 a half; the space between the eyes is twice the vertical diameter of 

 the eye (in the adult) ; nostrils very narrow on the blind side. Pec- 

 toral of the coloured side scarcely longer than that of the blind, its 

 length being contained twice and a third in that of the head, (nll- 

 rakers rudimentary. Dark brown; extremity of the pectoral blackish. 



Coasts of Europe. 



a. Adult. Dalmatia. 



h-c. Half-grown. Lisbon. Presented by the Rev. R. T. Lowe. 



d. Adult. Dingle Bay (Ireland). Presented by W. Andrews, Esq. 



e. Adult: yellow variely. British Channel. Presented by Messrs. 



Oliffe and Cole. 



f-g, h-i. Half-grown and young. Brighton. 



k-l. Half-grown : skins. River Tamar. From Mr. Yarrell's Col- 

 lection. 



m. Adult : skin. South Devonshire. From Mr. Yarrell's Collection. 



n. Large specimen : stuffed. Frith of Forth. 



0. Half-grown: skin. Frith of Forth. From Dr. Partiell's Col- 

 lection. 



p. Half-grown : stuffed. British. 



