HAD. 



Class IV. 



the Bee above a century ago *. Since that time no 

 notice has been taken of it, till a few were taken 

 near my houfe in 1769. 



The length of the largeft was (ix inches and an 

 half: the body ilender, but thicker in proportion 

 than the herring. 



The eyes were large : the i rides white, with a 

 caft of yellow: the under jaw much fhorter than 

 the tipper: the teeth fmail; a row in each jaw, 

 and another on the middle of the tongue. The 

 tongue doubly ciliated on both fides. The dorfal 

 fin confifted of twelve rays, was tranfparent, and 

 placed nearer the nofe than the tail. 



The fcales large and deciduous : back green 

 and femipellucid : fides and belly filvery and 

 opake : edge of the belly fmooth : the tail forked. 



164. Shad, B^Kjaoe} Arift, Hifi, m. lih, 

 IX. c. 37. "Strabo lib. XV. 

 486. XVir. 566. Athenaus, 



lib. IV. 131. \m. 328. 



Oppian Halieiit. I. 244. 

 Alauia r Aujhzii Mofella, 12S. 

 Laccia, chiepa. Sal'vian, 104. 

 L'x'^lofc. Belon, 307. 

 ThriiTa. Rondel. 220. Gefner 



pifc. 20. 

 Bayeke, Meyfifch. Scfyon^-uelde, 



13- 



Shad, or Mother of Herrings. 



IVil. Icth. 227. Rail fyn, 

 pifc. \o^. 

 Clupea apice maxilla fupe- 

 riore bifido, maculis nigris 

 utrinque. Arted. fyiion. 



Clupea alofa. CI. lateribus 

 nigro maculatis, roftro bi- 

 fido. Lin.fyJl.^ZTy. Gro}io%\ 

 Zooph. No. 347. 



N 



EITHER Arifiotle^ AthenauSy nor Oppian. 

 have defcribed their 0?<cr:ra with fuch pre- 

 ♦ P.afi Letters, 47. 



cifion. 



