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FUKSU-WATKll SI N ||>|| 

 I'nmotu Vulijitrit — Ci v i kr. 



FiT»h-watrr Sun Ku.ii. 



Tnix hc.iutirul little tish has {^aincd its proNincial name from 

 the extreme hrilliaiicv uf its colours when disporting itself in 

 the sunshine. The nunuTous spots on its body have procured 

 tor it the absurd nanu' of Pi/ni/jkiii-Mrctf in inany States, and in 

 Massachusetts it is known as lirciini. It is valueless as an 

 article of food, and equally so as a bait fish, its acute spines 

 deterring any fish from seizing it. It is, however, a constant 

 object of pursuit to boy and lady anglers. 



It has vcPk' many varieties, and a wide geographical range, 

 being found from Lake Huron, tlirougli all the Kastern States, 

 and along the Atlantic coast so far south as Carolina. 



lU colour is greenish olive above, with irregular points of 

 r«'d and broader yellow or reddish brown spofN disposed in 

 very irregular Iin«'-«. Ranges of brighter spots on the l)liiisli 



