without fcales, has three barbs at the 

 mouth; fpawns in April, and never 

 moves far from the bottom^ unlefs when 

 dfflurbed, where they may be taken-, 

 with a fin all worm, nuot. or codbait, , 



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M I L L E R's T H U M B. 

 COTTUS; of the genus of acaLntkoptc* 



difHngulfhcd by having fix offi- 

 cles in the bran.chioiTejc membrane. 

 The 1 head is prickly and broader than 

 the body, which fcldom exceeds three 

 inches in length, a dilproportion which 

 forms a very unpleafant appearance ;r 

 :is in April, is found in gravelly 

 brooks and rivers, always at the bottom, 

 and chiefly under large flones, where 

 they may be eafily taken with fmall 

 worms, &c. 



M I N N O W. 



Of the fpecies of cy fir in us. A fmall 

 fidi about three inches long, has finall 

 fcales, fpawns in May, bites freely all 

 hours of the day about mtdwater, at 

 fmall worms, maggots, codbaits, &c. 

 B 2 moflly 



