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THE FLYING-FISH. 



This fish is slender and long, with a large 

 staring eye. The body is in shape, scales, and 

 colour, like one of our mullets. The fins on 

 each side of the back are long, and spread so 

 as to answer the purpose of wings, and, aided by 

 them, he flies nearly to the distance of a gun- 

 shot before he touches the water, and when hot 

 has slightly dipped, in order to rest himself, 

 mounts up again; a curious manoeuvre, by which 

 he often escapes the dolphin which swims 

 rapidly in pursuit of him. He is a native of the 

 Mediterranean, and is found in many other seas 

 in warm climates. This curious creature, as we 

 may easily perceive, is the link between the fish 

 and the birds, as the Auk and Penguin unite 

 the inhabitants of the air with those of the sea, 

 in the contemplative mind of the naturalist. 



THE CHEILINUS, OR FRIENDLY FISH. 



This fish inhabits the shores of the Mediter- 

 ranean. It is of a whitish colour, mixed with 

 red. The scales are large and transparent. They 

 live in shoals, and such is the attachment which 



