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to admit of that. Its wings were simply admirable 

 fins for swimming. 



"In the seas of our day there live certain fishes 

 fitted for flying. Their lateral fins, which are very 

 long, open like large fans and enable them to sustain 



Flying Fisa 



themselves for some time in the air. Pressed too 

 hard by a pursuing foe, they escape by leaping out 

 of the water and flying over the waves, clearing a 

 certain distance before plunging again into the 

 water, as they must when their fins begin to get dry 

 and to lose their suppleness. They are called flying 





fishes. Compare these two pictures and you will 

 see how greatly the present flying fish differs from 

 the ancient winged fish. 



"And this other creature — what wild dream could 

 have conceived such a monstrosity? It has the head 



