Clafs IV. GC A & B 303 
alfo very fhy of taking a bait; yet at the fpawning 
time they are fo fimple, as to fuffer themfelves to 
be tickled, handled, and caught by any body that 
will attempt it. 
This fifh is apt to mix its milt with the roe of Spurious 
other fith, from which is produced a fpurious breed : **** 
we have feen the offspring of the carp and tench, 
which bore the greateft refemblance to the firft: we 
have alfo heard of the fame mixture between the carp 
and bream. ; 
The carp is of a thick fhape : the fcales very large, 
and when in beft feafon of a fine gilded hue. 
The jaws are of equal length; there are two teeth 
in the jaws, or on the tongue; but at the entrance 
of the gullet, above and below, are certain bones 
that act on each other, and comminute the food be- 
fore it paffes down. 
On each fide of the mouth is a fingle beard; above 
thofe on each fide anothér, but fhorter: the dorfal 
fin extends far towards the tail, which is alittle bi- 
furcated ; the third ray of the dorfal fin is very 
{trong, and armed with fharp teeth, pointing down- 
wards ; the third ray of the anal finis conftructed in 
the fame manner, 
Defers 
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