AND FISHING. 145 



Ft. In. 



Circumference near the anus 1 9 



Breadth of the tail 1 U 



Circumference of the mouth opened 1 6 



Depth of the swallow 1 



Extract from Oxley's Expedition in the 

 interior of New South Wales, 4to. p. 24. 



BINNY. 



This is a fish found in the Nile. Its excellent 

 taste may vie with that of any fish caught in any 

 river which runs into the Mediterranean or ocean. 

 It is not without its singularities, yet its form and 

 colour are the most simple. Whether it is the 

 Latus or Oxyrinchus of antiquity, both fishes of 

 the Nile, I am not naturalist enough to discover. 

 The fish alluded to weighed thirty-two pounds, 

 but is often caught at seventy pounds and up- 

 wards. The whole of its body is covered with 

 silver scales, much resembling silver spangles ; 

 they lie close together. Its eye is large and black, 

 with a broad iris of white, stained with yellow ; 

 and it has the power of moving its eyes backwards 

 or forwards at the same time. 



Method of fishing for the Binny.They take 



a quantity of oil, clay, flour, and honey, with 



straw, and something else, which makes it stick 



together ; then knead it, until it makes a perfect 



L 



