THE CARP FAMILY. 



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neck to the utmost possible stretch, uttering at the same 

 time a note which sounds like " look ! look ! " This, 

 Mr. Bartlett informs me, is their mode of showing off in 

 the eyes of their innamoratas; but the effect when wit- 

 nessed in a number of individuals at the same time is most 

 ridiculous. 



To return. The Rudd is a very bold biter, breeding in- 

 differently in aR sorts of waters, and on this account, as well 

 as from its being remarkably prolific, forms a useful stock- 

 fish for the feeding of Pike and other predaceous species. 

 As a bait for the former, it is particularly worthy of the 

 troUer's notice, the scarlet colour of its fins giving it a 

 bright and attractive appearance in the water, and its un- 



Soale of Rudd. 



Scale of Azurine. 



usual tenacity of life enabling it to survive a long course of 

 piscatory calisthenics. In habits and food the Rudd re- 

 sembles its allied species the Roach, — the baits, &c., used 

 for the two fish being also similar. 



The Rudd is found in all parts of the Continent and 

 Great Britain. It is the Shallow of Cambridgeshire, the 

 Roud of Norfolk, and the " Roach " (or fish commonly so 



