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fish as the Bib of Cornwall, which had been already included 

 and described by Willughby himself. Ray continued them 

 as distinct in his own Synopsis, and was followed by Artedi, 

 Linnseus, and others. Bloch, however, and Lacepede have 

 not admitted either in their works ; and Pennant, though 

 he gave each fish a place in his British Zoology, was 

 inclined to consider them identical. The excellent figure 

 of the fish given by Ray in Willughby^s work, plate L. 4, 

 the possession of specimens obtained from various localities 

 between Berwick Bay on the north-east, and Devonshire in 

 the south-west, and these compared with drawings by Mr. 

 Couch of the Bib of Cornwall, leave no doubt that the 

 luscus and barbatus of authors are the same fish. 



The Bib or Pout, though not abundant, is yet a well- 

 known species, which is found on many parts of our coast, 

 particularly those that are rocky. Northward it appears to 

 range as far as Greenland ; and is caught on the coasts of 

 Norway and Sweden. It is taken at Zetland and in the Forth. 

 I have received specimens from Dr. Johnston, taken at Ber- 

 wick ; and it occurs on the coast of Norfolk. It is common 

 about the mouth of the Thames ; and on the Dutch as well 

 as the French coast. Along our southern shore as far west 

 as Devonshire, it is very commonly taken in the trawl-nets ; 

 but on the rocky coast of Cornwall it is caught by a baited 

 hook, It has been taken on the coast of Carnarvonshire, at 

 Dublin, at Belfast, and Loch Foyle ; and I have no doubt 

 may be found all round the coast. 



From a dark spot at the origin of the pectoral fin, in which 

 it resembles the Whiting, one of its most common names is 

 Whiting Pout ; and from a singular power of inflating a 

 membrane which covers the eyes and other parts about the 

 head, which, when thus distended, have the appearance of 



