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NATURAL HISTORY. 



tion from the tipper jaw, but notched on both sides, and 

 hence it is called the Sawfish. With this instrument it 

 sometimes attacks the Whale, inflicting severe wounds 

 on him, and sometimes imbedding the saw in his body 

 in its full length. 



369. The John Dory, Fig. ITO, is a singular fish in its 



Fig. 170 The John Dory. 



shape, its markings, and its appendages. In England 

 its fame is associated with the perfoi-mances of Quin the 

 comedian. There are various traditions of a curious na- 

 ture in regard to the round spots on its sides. One is, 

 that this is the fish that St. Peter caught, and that in 

 taking the tribute-money out of its mouth he made these 

 marks with his finger and thumb. The name of this 



fish is probably a cor- 

 ruption of the French 

 jaune dore — golden 

 yellow, the color of 

 the lighter parts of 

 the fish when it is 

 alive. 

 370. The Seahorse, 

 Fig. I7i..-The scahoi-se. Fig. I'zi, has been 



