128 THE ZINGEL. 



termed " Sorcier," and three varieties are dis- 

 tinguished, of a black, gray, and yellow colour. 



There is another little fish inhabiting the 

 Danube, which Cuvier places with this, the Perca 

 zingel of Linnaeus^ It differs from the former in 

 its larger size, reaching fifteen inches in length, 

 and a weight of two or three pounds, and by the 

 greater number of rays in the dorsal fins. The 

 colour of the back and sides are of a grayish 

 yellow, that of the lower parts whitish ; four 

 clouded bands of a brownish black descend 

 obliquely from above, and mingle with dots and 

 spots equally clouded upon the sides ; the muzzle 

 and opercles are brownish, and on the cheeks 

 there are some brownish black bands. These are 

 the only known fishes which approach to this 

 form. 



