THE DRIFFIELD ANGLER. 5 



At spawning time the female seeks a pro- 

 per place in a gravelly bottom, where she is- 

 observed to work with her whole body till she 

 has formed a bed of the same dimensions 

 of herself, into which she discharges her 

 spawn and retires ; then the male, or milter, 

 advances and covers the spawn with his belly, 

 emitting at the same time a whitish fluid like 

 milk : this is no sooner done but the female 

 returns to the male, when they use their joint 

 endeavours to cover their brood with the gra- 

 vel, in which they work with their noses. 

 They then return to the deeps to recover their 

 strength, which they do in about a month. 

 At this time the fish are of small value, but 

 to prevent their being destroyed, the law in- 

 flicts a penalty on those that kill Salmon be- 

 tween the nth of August and the 23rd of 

 November. 



There is nothing relating to this fish which 

 has been more talked of, than its agility in leap- 

 ing over any obstacle which opposes its pas- 

 sage either to or from the sea. They are fre- 

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