BREAM. 



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BREAM. 



THE Bream chiefly inhabits the larger kind of 

 lakes and still rivers ; in shape it is very broad, or 

 deep, and sometimes exceeds two feet in length ; its 

 colour is olive, with a pale or flesh coloured tinge on 

 the under parts ; scales rather large, and tail deeply 

 forked. Its flesh is but little esteemed for the table, 

 being considered as coarse and insipid. It bears 

 great resemblance to the Carp. 



The Bream spawns in June and July, and breeds 

 abundantly ; is best in season in May, though some 

 think it best in September ; in rivers they swim in 

 shoals, and are principally to be found in gentle 

 gliding streams that have sand or clay on the bottom ; 

 in ponds, if deep and wide, they prefer the middle. 



