NATURAL HISTORY. 

 Family XIV. Zeidae. (Gr. Zetfc Jupiter.) 



ZEUS. 



Faber (Lat. a. Workman ; sometimes used for tlte fixli), the John Dory. 



honour. Other traditions are quite as vigorous in their asser- 

 tion, that St. Christopher produced these marks while crossing 

 an arm of the sea, bearing the Saviour in his arms. 



Family XVIT. SyngnatliTJca. (Gr. Svv, together; yvdOoq, the jaw.) 

 HIPPOOAMITS. (Or. 'I7r7ro/ca//7ror, a Sea-horse.) 



Brevirostris (Lat. short-beaked), the Sea-horse. 



The singular fish called the SEA-HORSE has often been found 

 off the southern coasts of England. The habits of this fish 



