isling thofe of the mackrel. The jravs are produced like 

 thole of the garr, but are of equal length, and terminate 

 in a very lliarp point. The upper rriandiblc is {lightly 

 incurvated, and the length of each is one incli. The 

 eyes are large ; the body anguiiiiform, but towards the 

 tail it grows luddenly fmall, and tapers off into a very 

 flcnder point *. Some years ago, a Ihoal of thefe liilies 

 appeared in the Frith of Forth ^ and great numbers were 

 cait adiore upon the fands at Leith, where the znhai>itant3 

 called iheni F^gyptian herrings. 



* Britifli Zoology, genus 32. 



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