Class IV. STINGRAY. 97 



more elevated form in the middle than any other 

 Rays^ but grows very thin towards the edges. 



The nofe is very fharp pointed, but fhort; the 

 mouth fmall, and filled with granulated teeth. 



The irides are of a gold color : behind each eye 

 the orifice is very large. 



The tail is very thick at the beginning : the fpine Tail, 

 is placed about a third the length of the former 

 from the body, is about five inches long, flat on 

 the top and bottom, very hard, fharp pointed, and 

 the two fides thin, and clofely and fiiarply bearded 

 the whole way. The tail extends four inches be- 

 yond the end of this fpine, and grows very (lender 

 at the extremity. 



Thefe fiih are obferved to fhed their fpine, and 

 to renew them annually ; fometimes the new fpine 

 appears before the old one drops off^, and the 

 Cornijh call this fpecies Cardinal I'riloft^ or three 

 tailed, when fo circumftanced. 



The color of the upper part of the body is a 

 dirty yellow, the middle part of an obfcure blue ? 

 the lower fide white, the tail and fpine dufky« 



YoL. III. H Slender 



