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the Irish coast. Rutty (Nat. Hist. Dublin, i, 368) observes " Aurata Sahiani. 

 The gilt-head or gilt-poll here called the Sea Bream, which is very frequent about 

 the rocks of Dunleary." The fish here mentioned was probably a Pagellus. 

 Thompson (Nat. Hist. Ireland, iv, p. 91) considers that Templeton's Sparus 

 auratus referred to (Ann. Nat. Hist. (2) i, p. 409) as "often taken during 

 the summer and autumnal months, principally when currents sweep along 

 the rocky shore," must be Pagellus centrodontus, doubting the existence of 

 this fish in Ireland. 



For the example figured (life-size) I am indebted to Professor Hubrecht of 

 Leyden. The fish grows in British waters to at least 18|- inches in length, but 

 becomes larger in the Mediterranean. 



