466 WHITE BAIT HERRING. Class IV. 



[In the Journey from London to Dover, Mr. 

 Pennant says, " This seems a distinct fish, 

 perhaps the same with the pretre or spret de 

 Calais of M. Duhamel, and the blanquet, so 

 named from its whiteness, which are found oft' 

 the coast of Normandy.'''' 



Whether the White Bait is ever found in roe 

 we have been unable to ascertain, but the accu- 

 rate Duhamel asserts that the Franc Blanquet 

 (of the identity of which we entertain little 

 doubt) is full of eggs and milt in November 

 and December. Ed. 



