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surface of the oesopliagiis. This plateau of oesophagal 

 weapons is composed of teeth, some long and pointed, 

 others very minute, feeling like sand-paper to the touch. 

 The idea struck me that these teeth in the gullet might 

 possibly be the instruments b}^ which the fish produces 

 his purring noise. Upon causing the room to be kept 

 perfectly quiet, and grating them together, a noise was 

 produced, reminding one forcibly of a mouse gnawing 

 at a board ; but most probably the fish in life could 

 sing his own song better than we could, and I believe 

 his teeth are musical instruments. 



By chiselling away the lower portion of the brain- 

 cavity, the ear-bones — the cholic- stones of the ancients 

 — can be discovered. "When these ear-bones are held 

 UX3 to the light, they are a lovely white mixed with an 

 opal tint. In outline they are very much like the head 

 of the Egyptian Sphinx, and a few touches of the pencil 

 will make them exactly like the Sphinx. 



MINNOW. 



Abdominales Malacoptery glL Ctfprinidte. 



{Cijpriiius plioxlnus. Leuciscus plioxinus.) 



Local names: Baggie, Baggit Bating, Jack-barrel, Jack-Sharp, 

 Bleaker, Meugg, Mennam, Mennad, Mevnard, Mennot, Men- 

 nous, Meiiuse, Minim, 3Iinnis, Minnon, Minnoio, Minoe, Peer, 

 Peuh, Pink, Sliadhrid. French : Veron. Geiman : Die 

 Elritze Pfrille Maigraae, Rumpfen, and no less than twenty- 

 five other names. Danish : Elritse. Italian : Sanguincrolc. 



The Minnow, though small, is a regular dandy, and 

 during his courting season is got up in the most gorgeous 

 style of uniform. Ladies who are clever with the paint 

 brush will find a novel and most resplendent model in 

 the minnow, but he will not keep his beautiful colours 

 very long. 



