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book. By this measurement, the thongs will go twice 

 round, and have enough surplus to afford a good tie. 



Of Fishes in general. 



F shall divide this part of my subject under hvo heads, 

 viz. fishes that, from their habits of devouring their own 

 species, may be termed PREDATORY; and those which, 

 from their innocent manner of subsisting on worms, files, 

 weed*, &k?. may be designated FAMILIAR. These terms 

 will be found the more applicable, when we consider that 

 the former class are at war with the latter, and indeed 

 with the smaller of their own kinds ; while the latter inr 

 termingle without apprehension of being attacked by any 

 of their own class? 



Under the PREDATORY division we find, 

 The Salmon in most of its The Jack. 



varieties. The Perch. 



The Trout in most of its va- The Eel. 



rieties. The Grouting. 



And under the F.AMILIAR division we class, 

 The Chub, though I consi- Tlie Rujfoi Pope. 



der this as rather doubtful. The Riidd 01 Finscale. 

 The Tench. The Char. 



The Carp* The Gudgeon. 



The Grayling. The Flounder. 



The Bream. The Smelt. 



The Barlel. The Lamprey. 



The Roach. The Mullet. 



The Dace. The Bleak'; 



The fishes which are caught in the bays, and at the 



mouths of riveir, when the tide rans up, will form a 



<3 third 



