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Hooked a species of Shark, 

 which we obsei ved in numbers, 

 swallowing amazing quantities 

 of small lish and moluscous 

 animals. 



With ou * net this day, we 

 bi'ought u( a, kind of fish, of 

 a structure so curious, that 

 we v/ere at a loss whether 

 t© consider it as a lusus, or an 

 accidentai disfigurement, how- 

 ever on consulting, we found it 

 to belong to order 4. Genus 11, 

 Sun-Pish. 



Cau^-rJit this morning in a 

 small clear stream, a very 

 beautiful species, which wt 

 learnt only visits this place at 

 stated times, it belonged to or- 

 der 4, Genus 7. Salmon. 



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Fi-equents shi res of the 

 sea, and mouths of 

 rivers. 



This fish is < nly found in 

 deep watt r, being eu, 

 tireiy marine. 



Small rivers and lakes, 

 but only such as are 

 clear. j 



Place or resort. 



Every kii d of animal sub- 



stauce it meets with, and 

 can gurg-e excepting Birr's, 

 from whence the proverb, 

 " the Shark flees from a 

 feather." 



Moluscse and sea weed, 

 no particular times of mi- 

 gration, being occasionally 

 met with at all seasons. 



Insects, worms, small fish, 

 and repti'es; «iid also ou 

 lesser kinds of fish. Quits 

 the shallow.1 of rivers aud 

 lakes at the fall of the leaf, 

 and returns early in the 

 year. 



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The flesh is fre- 

 ((uently used as a 

 bait for other fishes, 

 the skin isin request 

 for vfirious mecha- 

 nical parposes. 



We know of no 

 useful purpose to 

 which tliis fish is ap- 

 plicable. 



The flesh is un- 

 usually fine, equal 

 to any fresh water 

 fish, we ever met 

 with. 



To what purposes | 

 applicable, \ 



Reddish 

 brown, witl 

 black spoti 

 |above, be- 

 neathwhiic- 

 iih. 



Blueish 

 grey above 

 sivery be- 

 neath. 



(Reddish sil- 

 very brown 

 with dark 

 spots. 



Colour. 



Pupil, sea 

 green, iris 

 white. 



Reddish 

 yellow. 



Dark, with 

 yellowish^ 

 hazel orbits 



Colour of 

 eyes. 



About four 

 feetinleng. 



Nearlycir- 

 cular being 

 3 feet long, 

 and 2 feet 6 

 incb. deep ; 

 weifhk abt. 

 2tO pounds. 



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Length &c. 



