Mr. Ray to Dr. Lifter. to? 



Mand, is the Jurbut of the Wejl-Countrey^ where the 

 Name Bret is not known : And I believe the Halibut 

 of the Weft is the Northern and Eaftern Turbut. And 

 I would fain know how your Halibut and Turbut dif- 

 fer j for if there be another Fifh of the Make and 

 Bignefs of your futbut^ it is a Stranger to me. Our 

 common Dictionaries englifh Rhombus a Turbut : But 

 your Bret anfwers better the Figure fo called than 

 your Turbut doth. 



I am of your Opinion, that the Bret is the Rhotn* 

 ms a/per y but what manner of Fifh. that is you call 

 Sandfcreiter I know not. Of this Sort of Flat Fijhes 

 1 have as yet feen only feven Species, but doubt not 

 that there are many more. Thofe are the Sole^ the 

 Pole, which is a kind of 8ole$ the Halibut , which 

 you call turbut •> the Turbut^ which you call Bret j 

 the common Pldife, or Pajfer lavis vulgaris maculatus^ 

 the Fluke, ot Flounder^ called by fome Pajfer non 

 maculatus, and by others, I believe, Rhombus Fluvi* 

 atilis > and the Pajfer afper Jive fquamofus of Rondel, 

 called a Dab in Cormvalk We were told there of 

 fome others, viz. one they call a Lantern Fijh^ ano- 

 ther they dill a ghieen: But of thefe Things I hope 

 to receive more full and particular Satisfa6iion from 

 yoiio As for what you have pubiillied in Print, I 

 judge it worthy of you, and think you deferve much 

 Thanks and Commendation for fo frankly communi- 

 cating your ingenious Obfervations and ufeful Difco- 

 veries to the World, and will, doubtiefs 5 be recom- 

 penfed with the Honour due to you therefore. In 

 one thing I am as yet of a different Opinion from 

 yoUj and that is the Origine of thofe Stones which 

 we ufually call petrified Shells, tho' you want not 

 grood Ground for what you aflcrt. 



P % Mr, 



