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less. Until lately, however, the Prussian and Crucian 

 Carps were included under one and the same name ; but 

 Yarrell, having very carefully examined several specimens 

 of both fish, was of opinion that they were distinct, and 

 I have separated them accordingly. Indeed the Prussian 

 Carp bears a very strong resemblance to the Golden Carp, 

 or common Gold-fish, whilst the Crucian Carp, as already 

 observed, has many points in common with the Bream. 



The Crucian Carp is a comparatively rare fish, never, 

 Mr. Yarrell states, having been taken, within his know- 

 ledge, except in the Thames, between Hammersmith and 

 Windsor. I believe, however, that it exists in some ponds 

 in Surrey, already mentioned, and that it is found in a 

 small piece of water on Putney Heath, locally named 

 ' Elger's Pond/ I cannot state this as a positive fact, 

 having no specimens of the fish preserved, and never 

 having actually compared them with the Prussian Carp ; 

 but I have frequently caught Carp in the pond in ques- 

 tion which were certainly either Prussian or Crucian, and 

 which, to the best of my memory, closely resembled the 

 figure in the preceding page. These fish never much ex- 

 ceeded a pound in weight. Yarrell, however, refers to one 

 which weighed 2 Ibs. 11 oz. 



The Crucian Carp is well known in France, where it 

 is called Carassin. It is the Ruda or Karussa of Sweden, 

 and the Carouche of Prussia. It is common in all parts 

 of Scandinavia, affecting particularly muddy, grassy lakes ; 

 and it is also plentiful in the pools and marshes of Russia 



