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are Sciana aquila and Sciana iimhra. Probably the 

 former word is derived from slda, a ghost or shadow, an 

 idea which its second name, umbra, seems to confirm ; 

 but why this shouki be I cannot understand. It is also 

 called the Ocis marina, or Sea-sheep. 



I now give my notes of the colouring of this fish from 

 a specimen examined at Mr. Grove's, in Bond Street : 

 colour of the body generally of a rich bronzed yellow, 

 with tints of gold ; light green in front of first dorsal 



MAIGRE. 



fin, and part of the head ; also over the eye light tints 

 of gold, verging into silver on the cheeks ; first dorsal 

 fin, pink-red, pectoral, purple ; second dorsal, pink ; 

 purple ventrals ; and anal a neutral tint ; caudal, dark, 

 with red tint. 



In the head are found (so the old authors say) two 

 stones of great medicinal virtue as a cure for colic. It 

 is said to live among rocks covered with weeds, a kind 

 of sea-wolf in a submarine forest. Its shape and swim- 

 ming tail would adapt it to swim with grace and ease 

 in and out of the gigantic sea-weeds. Its body is 

 formed on very graceful lines, like those of fast ocean 

 steamers. 



In August, 1867, a fine specimen of the Sciama aquila 

 was taken at Hastings, measuring 3 feet.''' In Sep- 



* See Land arid Water, vol. vi. p. 121. 



