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of trees, and are angled for in the same 

 manner as the lloach, or Dace, with worms 

 or gentles. 



THE EEL, 



Is a fish of passage, and to be found in 

 almost all waters that have any communica- 

 tion with the sea* There are several sorts 

 of them ; the silver Eel has a dark brown 

 back, and white bellv, with a head small and 



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sharp : the green Eel has a broad, flat head, 

 and is much flatter towards the tail than the 

 other, having the back of a dark green co- 

 lour, and the belly of a whitish green : the 

 black Eel has a larger head than the two 

 former, a black back, and yellow belly, and 

 the flesh is reckoned unwholesome, particu- 

 larly those taken out of mud in standing 

 waters; but indeed none of them bear any 

 comparison to the silver Eel first described, 

 which is very delicious food. 



Eels are supposed to be viviparous, bring*- 



