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LAKES AND RIVERS. 



despised as an article of food in England, in France, 

 as in so many similar cases, is made into a very good 

 dish ; 4 Ib. is considered a great weight for a chub, 

 though in the Trent they are said to weigh heavier. 

 In Cumberland it is called the Skelly. It is said by 

 Mr. Couch to be found only in clean, clear waters. 



The Rudd, or Roud (Leuciscus or Cyprinus erythro- 

 phthalmus) is by some authorities called a hybrid 

 between the Roach and Bream. Mr. Yarrell does not 



THE CHUB. 



believe in hybrid fishes. It is sometimes taken in 

 great numbers. Its food is worms, mollusks, insects, 



THE BLEAK. 



and vegetables. The scales, like those of the Roach, 

 are rough. The general colour is coppery red, and the 



