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book. By this measurement, the thongs \vill go- twice 

 rounds and have enough surplus to afford a good tie. 



Of Fishes in general. 



I shall divide this part of my subject under two heads, 

 viz. fishes that, from their habits of devouring their own 

 species, may be termed PREDATORY - 3 and those which, 

 from their innocent manner of subsisting on worms, flies> 

 weeds, &G. may be designated FAMILIAR. These terms 

 will be found the more applicable, when we consider that 

 the former class are at war with the latter, and indeed 

 with the smaller: of their own kinds 5 while the latter in- 

 termingle without apprehension of .being attacked by any 

 of their . own class. 



Under the PREDATORY division we rind, 

 The Salmon in most of its The Jack. 



varieties. The Perch. 



The Trout in most of its va- The Eel. 



rieties. The Gravling. 



And under the FAMILIAR division we class, 

 The Clutl, though l.consi- The Ruff or Pope. 



der this asrather doubtful, The Ritdd or Finscale. 

 The Tench. The Char. 



The Carp. The Gudgeon. 



The Grayling. The Flounder. 



The Bream, The Smelt. 



The Earl el. The Lamprey. 



TheA'oar/i. ' The Mullet. 



The Dace. The Bleak. 



The fishes which are caught in the bays, and at the 



Hiouths of river*, when the tide runs up, will form a 



6 third 



