The Dragonet.] OF ORKNEY. 229 



ADDENDA. 



The Gemmeous Dragonet. 



Lin. Sys. 433. Brit. Zool. 130. Illus.pl. 30. 



I FOUND a specimen of this fish entangled among the sea- 

 ware, and which is the only one I ever saw. It was about 

 six inches long, the head large, and flat ; the body conical. 

 The breast fins large, as are the ventral. But what struck me, 

 was the first back-fin, the first ray of which is so long as to 

 reach the tail, and is sufficient to distinguish it from all the 

 Orkney fishes. 



The Gray Gurnard. 



Lin.Sys.497- Brit. ZooL 231. Illus.pl. 38. 



THE Gurnard is caught by shipping as they approach 

 these isles, and all round them, by hanging a hook and bait- 

 ed line over the stern in a brisk breeze, at which this fish 

 (which is a very quick swimmer), bites, and is caught for the 

 firmness of its fish. When they are hauled on board, they 

 make a sort of croaking plaintive noise, something like an 

 angry person growling to himself, and this for some time. 



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