NATURAL HISTORY. 41 
ally in the neighbourhood of rocks covered with 
long, waving green wecd. These fishes can seize 
a bait of larger size than the apparent stretch of 
their jaws would lead one to suppose. In most, 
the scales are of large size, but in some they are 
imbedded, so that the fish are very smooth to the 
touch. Owing to the nature of the air-bladder, 
two of the species cannot regain their proper 
position when thrown back in the water, and con- 
sequently float, a prey to gulls and other fowl. A 
live wrasse (locally, “rock fish”) is the favourite 
bait at Littlehampton for large bass, and is hooked 
through the tail. 
DEATH OF THE BLUE SHARK. 
[From a Kodak snap by HaroLp FREDERIC.] 
