AND FISHING. 149 



mentions the same occurrence, but did not know 

 the cause. 



THE FISH OF THE EAST INDIES. 



In the river Ganges they have the rooee, a 

 species of carp ; and the cutlah, a kind of perch. 

 These often weigh thirty or forty pounds. The 

 meergy, having fewer bones, is preferable to the 

 rooee. The finest fish, however, is the sable, in 

 flavour like the salmon ; it rarely weighs more 

 than four pounds. The cockup is the salt-water 

 pike. I once saw a cockup taken near Dacca 

 that measured eight feet, and required four men 

 to carry it. 



Williamson's Oriental Field Sports, vol. ii. 



Fish abound in the bays of East Falkland 

 Island. They took the hook, being of a kind be- 

 tween the mullet and the salmon. Their flavour 

 was excellent, and when salted they were consi- 

 dered superior to the cod. Many ship loads might 

 be procured annually. 



Martins Brit. Col. vol. iv. p. 511,512. 



GRAINING. 



This fish is more slender than the dace; the 

 body almost straight ; the colour of the scales is 

 silvery, with a bluish cast ; the eyes are ventral, 

 and the anal fins are of a pale colour. This fish 

 is to be found in the Mersey, below Warrington. 



