; fi.a'cs that crofs their backs, 



with two red fpots in each; their 



belly and fides white; the poftenor fin 



fpawn in October, and are in 



m from March to September. They 



eagerly take all tlic fmall bails that the 



4 rout is partial to, frequent the moft 



rapid dreams, and afford the angler 



.great divcrfion, 



T E N C H. 



TIVCA: of the ipecies of cypriims, 

 Is rarely found in rivers, being fo cafily 

 caught \vith nets, that they have but 

 Ji'ttle chance of acquiring a good fizc 

 there, but when bred in pools that are 

 protected from the depredation of poach- 

 ers by the authority of the owners, 

 "they often grow to fix or fcven pounds 

 weight. Their form is fhort, deep, 

 and thick, with fmall fcales, the back 

 Xifh, the belly and the fides gold color; 

 they are greatly and defervedly efteemedj 

 being in flavor inferior to none. 



The tench was formerly ftiled the Phy- 



Jidan 



