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25 ft. 9 in. in length, with a breadth of 9 ft. 10 in. at the mouth which has a length from 

 before backwards of 8 ft. 10 in. The far end of the bag or purse is open, and has a 

 diameter of only 11 in. It is called muna in Cuttack. (50) A Net 8 ft. 10 in. long and 2 ft. 

 8 in. in breadth at the mouth and with a mesh of 0'50 in. It is called bandd jdl in 

 Puri. Floating or fixed wedge-shaped Nets. (51) A Wedged-shaped Bag Net with a convex 

 mouth and tapering almost to a point at its closed end. It measures 32 ft. along the mouth 

 and 14 ft. in depth. The mesh is about 50 in. This apparatus is specially constructed for 

 the capture of the mango fish or tupsee machee, Polynemus paradiseus, which is easily caught 

 in the meshes of the net owing to the very elongated rays of its pectoral fins. It is caught in 

 small numbers nearly all the year round, and is considered a great delicacy, but it is most 

 abundant in June and July, when it enters the river in great numbers to spawn. From the 

 24-Pergunnahs. (52) A Net, triangular in form, measuring 70_ft. along the base of the 

 triangle. From Moorshedabad. The Bengali name is bans jal. (53) Screen-like Net. 

 Consists of two parts, one of which is set across the current from bank to bank, and that part 

 of the present net is 80 ft. long and 14 ft. deep. This net is known as kona jal in Nuddea. 

 Purse-like Nets. (54) A Net resembling a purse pocket, and closed suddenly by means of a 

 bamboo. The mouth is 29 ft. long, and when fully open ] 2 ft. broad, the depth of the net 

 8 ft. 1J in. It is called khdrkijdl in Moorshedabad. (55) A Net on the same purse principle 

 as the klidrki jal. It is called sangree in Nuddea. (56) A Purse Net exactly like the 

 khdrki jal of Moorshedabad and sangree of Nuddea. It is called sooghel at Patna. (57) A 

 Purse-shaped Net like the khdrki, 25 ft. long, 9 ft. deep, and with a gape of 6 ft., mesh 

 1 in. From 24-Pergunnahs. Called fesha jdl. (58) A Purse-shaped Net like klidrki, 24 ft. 

 long, 5 ft. 8 in. deep, and with a gape of 6 ft. 8 in., mesh 2 in. Used for catching hilsa, 

 Clupea ilisna. Called sliangra in the 24-Pergunnahs. Nets on triangular frames. (59) A 

 Triangular Conical Net fixed by its margin between two divergent bamboos which are kept 

 apart and in position by a short cross bamboo below their point of junction. The net is from 

 Motihari, where it is called bisri. (60) A Triangular Net of the same form nearly as the Usri 

 of Motihari, measuring 21 ft. at the base and 13 ft. at the sides, with a mesh of 0'25 in. The 

 net is called besali jdl in Nuddea, and in it are caught prawns and small fish. (61) 

 Kesembling the bisri of Motihari, and used in the same way and for the same purpose. The 

 net is called sitki in Nuddea. (62) A Triangular Net like the bisri of Nuddea, and 

 measuring at the base 10 ft., the sides between 6 ft. and 7 ft., and mesh 25 in. It is called 

 chitkijalin the 24-Pergunnahs. (63) A Model of a Net resembling the bisri, lout with a 

 short pocket and a wide mesh. It is called ilsha jdl in Chittagong. (64) A Model of a Net 

 resembling the bisri and besali. It is called tdnu or doka jdl in Chittagong. (65) This Net 

 resembles the bisri of Chumparun in being stretched between two divergent bamboos tied 

 together, but in its structure the net in having a basal pocket is like the luMjdl of Chittagong, 

 and is worked from a boat. It is called tangu jdl in Chittagong. (66) A Model of the Net 

 known as luhijdl in Chittagong. It is constructed in much the same way as the besali jdl. 

 The model measures only 3 ft. along the side and at the base, but some nets have a base of 

 45 ft. and a length of 36 ft. From Chittagong. (67) A Net of the same kind as the bisali 

 in form, but made of string, with a very large mesh about 2 in. in diameter. Only large fish 

 are caught in it, and its name at Patna is poute jdl or pounti jdl. (68) A simple Cotton Net 

 stretched between a triangular bamboo framework and with a long pocket behind. It is known 

 as the chipona jdl at Patna. (69) A Conical Net stretched on a triangular bamboo framework, 

 the base measuring 19 ft. 2 in. and the sides a little over 11 ft. It is used for catching small 

 fish only, and is called bisaree in Patna. (70) A Net resembling the bisri jdl of Chumparun, 

 measuring 4 ft. 8 in. along the sides and from the apex to the base 6 ft. 8 in. It is accompanied 

 with its basket, which is tied round the waist of the fisherman. It is called paloua jdl in 

 Cuttack. (71) A Model of another Net resembling the tanu or doka jdl of Chittagong. 

 It is called pelan jdl in Chittagong. (72) Thella Jdl. This resembles the bisri jdl of thd 

 Chumparun district, but the net is not so loose. At Jessore it is known as the tliella jdl. 

 (73) A Net made of Cotton and with a mesh of 0'50 in. and 1 in. at the sides. It is 

 triangular in form. Large fish are caught in this net. In the Mozufterpore district it is 

 called lahotreejdl. Nets worked on bamboo frames. (74) This is a Conical Net, which is used 

 by means of a framework of six bamboos tied together at the apex, and kept in position by a 



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