536 run BUM. i. \\n MM. i. IK'S TOI-KNOT. 



considered the best of all. This fish is highly esteemed : 

 and in both Sweden ;md Denmark "takes the same place 

 at the table as the pheasant amongst birds." 



The Brill (Slat I- 1 1 r,; Sw. ; Sl<et-Farre, Dan. ; both 

 meaning the smooth brill ; 7.'. //////"//'*, Cuv.) was, like 

 the Turbot, somewhat scarce in the Bohus Skiinj.ird; but 

 would seeui to be common enough farther to the south- 

 ward, on the coasts of both Sweden and Jutland, as also 

 in the Baltic where, however, its ran ire is more limited 

 than that of the 11. ma.rhinin. As yet, it has not been 

 identified on the western shores ol' Norway ; but it is 

 supposed to be found there up to at least 61 or 62 of 

 latitude. Its usual weight in the Scandinavian seas is 

 five or six pounds, hut Kroyer makes mention of one 

 weighing fifteen that came under his notice. Its food 

 and manner of living are similar to those of the Turbot. 

 Nilsson believes it spawns towards the end of .May, but 

 Kroyer, having found the lobes with clearly-developed, 

 although small, roe at the beginning of November, as 

 also in the same state in the commencement of May, 

 thinks the spawning season is a matter that requires 

 future elucidation. It is valued for the table, though in 

 a much less degree than the Turbot. 



Midler's Topknot (Littler Hear, Sw. ; l.<i,/,lc,i 7",//-/v 

 [both imply ing hirsute or shaggy], Dan.; /.'. &rfo,Abildg.) 

 lias not \et been identified, so far as I am aware, in the 

 Bolnis Skiirgard, but is met \\ith, though sparingly, in the 

 more southern parts of the C.itte-at down to the Sound; 

 but 1 know not if it be an inhabitant of the Baltic. It is 

 also found on the \\ estern coast of Norway, up to or beyond 

 I'.'T-i-n (latitude ()0i), from whence .specimens have been 

 received. Its usual length is from four to live inches, and 

 it probahlv never attains to more than ei^ht or nine. 

 Nothing is known to Northern naturalists regarding its 

 breeding or other lialiits. Little \alue is set on this lish ; 



