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latter among the synonyms of the Garfish. The bones are grass- 

 green naturally, and the colour is not the effect of boiling, as is 

 usually stated. 



37. Belone saurits, Jenyns. The Saury Pike, Tarr. Eare. 



38. OsMERUs EPERLANTJS, Fleming. The Smelt, Penn. Very rare in 

 the Tweed, where, indeed, I have heard of only one specimen 

 being taken, and which was readily recognised by a fisherman to 

 whom the fish was familiar, as he had often taken them in the 

 Tay. 



39. Clupea pilchardus, Block. Pilchard. Pare, but a few specimens 

 are generally taken during the herring season. 



40. Clupea harengus, Linn. The Herring. Visits our bay during 

 the harvest months in great numbers. In "VVallis' time (1769), 

 " enough for export " were not taken. 



41. Clupea sprattus, Bloch. The Sprat. Common. A favourite 

 food of the salmon tribe. 



42. Clupea alosa, Cuv. The Shad or Rock Herring, Prov. The 

 Allice Shad, Yarr. Frequently taken at the mouth of the Tweed 

 in autumn, and sold in the market, but held in no estimation. 

 The true Shad I have not found on this coast. 



43. Gadus morrhua, Linn. Morrhua vulgaris, Cuv. The Cod. 

 Common. The young are called Codlings ; and when the fish is 

 of a red colour, which it assumes after lying some time among 

 weedy rocks, it is then called Roch Cod or Codling. A fisherman, 

 on whose word I can rely, told me that he once caught a cod with' 

 a hare in its stomach ; and in the stomach of another he found a 

 white turnip. 



44. G-ADus^GLEFiNUS, imw. Morrhua seglefinus, (7m». The Haddock. 



• ' Taken in such abundance as to furnish all tables, and to reward 

 the toil of the hardy fishermen." Wallis. 



45. Gadus luscus, Linn. Morrhua lusca, Flem. The Bib, Pout, and 

 Whiting-pout, Yarr. The Mailed, Prov. Not uncommon. 



46. Merlangus VULGARIS, Flem. Whiting. Common. 



47. Merlangus carbonarius, Flem. Coal-fish, Penn. When young 

 it is called with us the Podlie ; when somewhat larger the Podler; 

 and when full grown the Coal-sey, or Black Coal-sey. 



48. Merlangus pollachius, Cuv. Pollack, Penn. Lythe, Prov. 

 Common. 



49. Merluccius vulgaris, Cuv. The Hake, Penn. Rare. 



50. Lota molva, Jenyns. The Ling. Common, though much less so 

 than the Cod. 



51. MoTELLA mustela, NUss. Gadus mustela, Linn. Five-bearded 

 Cod, Pe7in. The five-bearded Reckling, Yarr. Not uncommon 

 in rocky pools, near low water-mark. 



