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  Norfolk, 
  where, 
  Mr. 
  Boulenger 
  informs 
  me, 
  it 
  was 
  introduced 
  one 
  

   hundred 
  years 
  ago. 
  This 
  species 
  breeds 
  in 
  July. 
  They 
  have 
  a 
  very 
  

   loud 
  and 
  noisy 
  croak, 
  and, 
  indeed, 
  it 
  was 
  owing 
  to 
  this 
  that 
  first 
  drew 
  

   my 
  attention 
  to 
  them 
  at 
  Ockham. 
  — 
  Gordon 
  Dalgliesh 
  (29, 
  Larkfield 
  

   Road, 
  Richmond, 
  Surrey). 
  

  

  PISCES. 
  

  

  Capture 
  of 
  a 
  Burbolt 
  in 
  Cattewater. 
  — 
  Mr. 
  Richards, 
  of 
  4, 
  Hewers 
  

   Row, 
  Plymouth, 
  whilst 
  fishing 
  for 
  Bass, 
  &c, 
  at 
  Turnchapel, 
  caught 
  a 
  

   fine 
  specimen 
  of 
  Lota 
  fluviatilis. 
  He 
  was 
  using 
  the 
  usual 
  tackle 
  on 
  a 
  

   rod. 
  The 
  fish 
  measured 
  18^ 
  in. 
  long, 
  and 
  weighed 
  about 
  a 
  pound. 
  It 
  

   belongs 
  to 
  the 
  Codfish 
  family, 
  but 
  exhibits 
  some 
  of 
  the 
  peculiarities 
  of 
  

   the 
  Eel, 
  and 
  is 
  sometimes 
  called 
  the 
  Eel 
  Pout. 
  It 
  is 
  very 
  rare 
  in 
  this 
  

   district, 
  and 
  is 
  usually 
  taken 
  in 
  estuaries 
  where 
  there 
  is 
  fresh 
  water. 
  

   As 
  stated 
  by 
  Couch, 
  it 
  is 
  known 
  as 
  the 
  Coney-fish, 
  from 
  an 
  opinion 
  

   formerly 
  held 
  that 
  the 
  creature 
  called 
  the 
  Coney 
  in 
  the 
  sacred 
  Scrip- 
  

   tures 
  — 
  the 
  Arkeeko 
  of 
  Bruce 
  — 
  is 
  the 
  same 
  with 
  our 
  common 
  Rabbit 
  ; 
  

   and 
  this 
  fish 
  so 
  far 
  imitates 
  the 
  animal 
  of 
  the 
  land 
  as 
  to 
  pass 
  much 
  of 
  

   its 
  time, 
  and 
  seek 
  its 
  shelter 
  in 
  holes 
  and 
  overhanging 
  banks 
  of 
  the 
  

   rivers 
  it 
  frequents. 
  It 
  is 
  common 
  in 
  Sweden, 
  the 
  North 
  of 
  Europe, 
  

   and 
  also 
  in 
  Siberia, 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  India. 
  It 
  is 
  considered 
  a 
  delicacy, 
  but 
  

   its 
  roe 
  is 
  said 
  to 
  be 
  poisonous. 
  At 
  my 
  suggestion, 
  Mr. 
  Richards 
  pre- 
  

   sented 
  it 
  to 
  the 
  museum 
  here. 
  — 
  William 
  Hearder 
  (195, 
  Union 
  Street, 
  

   Plymouth). 
  

  

  To 
  what 
  Height 
  can 
  a 
  Carp 
  spring 
  from 
  the 
  Water? 
  — 
  Most 
  anglers 
  

   and 
  many 
  dwellers 
  near 
  fish-ponds 
  and 
  meres 
  are 
  familiar 
  with 
  the 
  

   sound 
  of 
  the 
  heavy 
  splash 
  of 
  a 
  Carp. 
  Have 
  any 
  of 
  our 
  readers 
  noticed 
  

   how 
  far 
  this 
  fish 
  can 
  leap 
  from 
  the 
  surface 
  of 
  the 
  water 
  ? 
  One 
  of 
  my 
  

   sons 
  returned 
  recently 
  from 
  a 
  day's 
  fishing, 
  bringing 
  home 
  in 
  his 
  can 
  

   four 
  specimens 
  of 
  Cyprinus 
  carpio, 
  averaging 
  in 
  weight 
  about 
  half 
  a 
  

   pound 
  each. 
  These 
  were 
  placed 
  in 
  a 
  butt, 
  the 
  water 
  of 
  which 
  did 
  not 
  

   reach 
  within 
  rather 
  more 
  than 
  twelve 
  inches 
  of 
  the 
  top. 
  One 
  Carp 
  

   threw 
  itself 
  out 
  a 
  few 
  nights 
  after, 
  was 
  found 
  in 
  the 
  morning, 
  and 
  

   returned 
  to 
  its 
  companions, 
  apparently 
  little 
  the 
  worse 
  for 
  the 
  adven- 
  

   ture. 
  The 
  following 
  night 
  another 
  fish 
  performed 
  the 
  same 
  feat, 
  this 
  

   time 
  with 
  fatal 
  effect. 
  This 
  seems 
  a 
  high 
  leap 
  for 
  a 
  Carp, 
  as 
  it 
  

   naturally 
  had 
  to 
  clear 
  the 
  top 
  of 
  the 
  butt 
  as 
  well, 
  but 
  it 
  is 
  probably 
  

   not 
  unusual.— 
  \V. 
  L. 
  Distant. 
  

  

  Zool. 
  4th 
  ser. 
  vol. 
  VIII., 
  September, 
  1904. 
  2 
  e 
  

  

  