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and the Gvvyniad (C. ferd), another species, is found 

 in the lakes of Cumberland and Wales. In the heat 

 of summer it seeks shelter in the deepest parts of the 

 lakes. This fish is not caught with a rod but with a 

 sweeping net. It is a small fish, seldom exceeding 10 

 inches. The body is compressed and covered with 

 moderate-sized scales ; the eye is large, the mouth 

 wide, and the under jaw projects ; small teeth are 

 placed on the tongue. The back is brown and the 

 sides yellowish, the cheeks are white, and there are 

 pale yellow lines along the body. 



The Pollan is called the fresh-water herring from 

 its resemblance to that fish, and from the immense 

 shoals in which it is taken. It is almost exclusively 

 taken in the large lakes of Ireland, though sometimes- 

 found in rivers. They spawn in November and 

 December on the bottom of the lake. It is from 9 

 to 12 or 13 inches in length. The Vendace (C. Mar- 

 (znuld) is found Mr. Buckland says exclusively in 

 the lochs of Dumfriesshire. This fish is considered a 

 great delicacy, and is a good deal like the Smelt in 

 flavour. Its food is chiefly small animalcules ; it is 

 taken solely in nets and not by anglers. It is said to 

 have been imported from France by Mary Queen of 

 Scots. The Argentine (Scopelus Humboldtii) is so 

 scarce that it may be doubted whether it should be 

 enumerated among British fishes. Mr. Buckland says 

 he has never seen a specimen. 



