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of the pursuit of the Flying Fish by the "dolphin" (Cory- 

 phaena hippurus), but have seen nothing of it. 



The Flying Gurnard, or Sea Robin {Dac-ty-lop'ter-us 

 vol' -i-tans) , is a wonderful pink fish, 8 inches long, that is 



THE COMMON FLYING FISH. 



found from Cape Cod to Brazil. It is often picked up on 

 the sea-shore near pound-nets, because fishermen throw it 

 away as unmarketable; but as fish become more scarce, it 

 will be eaten. Its pectoral fins are of enormous size, but use- 

 less for flight. This fish is not closely related to the flying 

 fish, but belongs in the Order of Spiny-Finned Fishes. It is 

 the only representative of its Family in the New World, and 

 only one other species exists elsewhere. 



