23. soLEA. 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. 



BovyXcoaaos, Athen. vii. p. 288. 



Solea, Ovid. v. 124; Plin. ix. c. 16. 



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

 Aldrov. ii. c. 4.3. p. 235 ; Gesner, Aquat. iv. pp. 666, 671, and Ic. 

 Aquat. p. 101 ; Joyiston, 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, Synon. p. 32. no. 8 ; Genera, p. 18. no. 6 ; 

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



Pleuronectes solea, i. •S'ys^. iVa^. i. p. 457 ; Briinn. Ichth.Mass.-^. 34; Bl. 

 Fuche Dmtschl. ii. p. 42. taf. 45 ; Bl. Schn. p. 146 ; Lacep. iv. p. 623 : 

 Doti&van, Brit. Fish. iii. pi. 52 ; Turt. BriL Faun. p. 96 ; Fries ^ 

 Fkstr. Skand. Fisk. p. 165. tab. 39 ; Gronov. Syst. ed. Gray, p. 89. 



Solea, Klein, Pise. Miss. iv. p. 31'. no. 1, & p. 32. no. 2. tab. 2. fig. 3. 



Sole, Pe7m. Brit. Zool. iii. p. 203, & ed. 1812, iii. p. 311. 



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



Solea vulgaris, Quensel in Vet. Akad. Handl. 1806, p. 230 ; Risso, Eur. 

 Merid. iii. p. 247 ; Fle7n.Brit.An. p. 197 ; Jen.Brit. Vert. p. 467; Gottsche 

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

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

 of Forth, p. 218 : Bonap. Faun. Ital. Pesce ; Holh. Gotheb. Vet. Sdllsk. 

 JTa?jc?Z. iv. p. 56. c. fig. ; Kilss. Skand. Faun . Fisk. ■p. 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. 100. Vert. 9/39-40. 



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

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

 a half; the space between the eyes is twice the vertic'al 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. Gill- 

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



Coasts of Europe. 



a. Adult. Dalmatia. 



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



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



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



Oliffe and Cole. 



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



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

 lection. 



in. 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. Parnell's Col- 

 lection. 



p. Half-grown : stuffed. British. 



