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29. The Thornback (d) is taken in great abundance. The 

 fmall younger fort, ufually called Maids, are mod efteemed. 



30. The admired fifli, the Gar-fJJj, or Needle-fjh (e) is taken 

 plentifully near Eudle. Its retirement is in the fands at ebb-tides. 

 On their reflux it fwims about with great alertnefs, regaling ir- 

 felf not only with the fweets of liberty, but with food. The 

 flefli is extremely white, and of a delicate tafte, like the Mack- 

 relfs. The bones are green. Hence it is called by our fifliermen, 

 the Green Bone. 



31. The Sand-Eel (f) is taken in great abundance in the fea- 

 fands ; the largeft at Budle, and near Crofter. It leads the fame 

 kind of life as the Gar-fJJj, and fhews as much joy on the return- 

 ing tides. 



32. In 



fpinulis ad radices pinnarum a latere oculato. Artedi. Sp. 39. Pleurone&es oculis a dextris, 

 linea lateral! afpera, fpinulis fupine ad radices pinnarum, dentibus obtufis. Artedi. gen. 17. 

 Syn. 31. Linn. Faun. Suec. p. 112. n. 300. FLOUNDER. FLUKE. Dale. Harm. p. 423, 

 424. n. 5. 



(d) Raja clavata. Rond. Fife. p. i. 353. Cbarlet. Fife. p. u. n. 6. Will. Fife. p. 74. 

 Raj. Syn. Fife. p. 26. Raja. Sah. Fife. p. 149. Dale. Pharm. p. 378. Raja aculeata, den- 

 tibus tuberculofis cartilagine tranfverfa in ventre. Aitedi. gen. 71. Syn. 99. Sp. 103. Linn. 

 Faun. Suec. p. 100. n. 268. THORNBACK. Dale. Harw. p. 422. n. 3. 



(e) Acus. Sah. Fife. p. 68. Charlct. Fife. p. 16. 11.20. Acus prima fpecies. Rond. Fife. 

 i. p. 227. Acus major. Be'Jon. p. 163. Acus ARISTOTELIS fpecies altera major. Win 

 Fife. p. 159. Raj. Syn. Fife. p. 46. Syngnathus corpore medio neptagono, cauda piu- 

 nata. Artedi. gen. i. Syn. 2. Sp. 2. Linn. Faun. Suec. p. 126. n. 335. NfiEDLE-FisH. 

 HoRN-FisH. GAR-FISH. Cbarkt. \. c. GREEN-BONE. Northumbr. 



(f) Sandilz ANGLORUM. Aldr. Fife. p. 252. Pifcis SANDILZ diclus. Seilv. Fife. p. 70. 

 t.6g. Anguilla de Arena. Ckarlit. Fife. p. 27. n. i. Ammodytes GESNERI. Will. Fife, 

 p. 113. Tab. G. male. Raj. Syn. Fife. p. 38. Ammodytes. Artedi. gen. 16. Syn. 29. 



D d d 2 Sp. 55. 



