SIR THOMAS BROWNE AS A NATURALIST. 
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Pastinaea oxyrinchus. Sting Ray, or Trygon of the ancients 
(Pennant). 
Haiti clavata oxyrhynchus. Long-nosed Skate ( Raia oxyrinchus, 
Day). 
Raia oculata. Spotted Ray (Raia maculata, Day). 
Raia aspera. Thornback Ray (Raia clavata. Day). 
Raia spinosa. Cuckoo Ray or Sandy Ray. Raia circularis 
( Da y)-. 
Raia fullonica. Shagreen Ray. 
Great Rhombus or Turbot. Rhombus aculeatus. 
Rhombus levis. Brill (Rhombus beds, Day). 
Passer or Plaice. (Pleuronectes platessa, Day). 
Butts. Flounders. 
Passer squamosus. Dab (Pleuronectes limanda, Day). 
Buylossus so/ea or Sole. Snlea vulgaris (Day). 
Lingula or Small Sole. iSolea lutea (Day). 
Salmon. “Salmon no comon iish in our rivers though many 
are taken in the Owse ; in the Bure or North River; in the 
Waveney or South River ; in the Norwich River, but seldome, ami 
in the winter.” Also, “Most of our Salmons have a recurved 
piece of flesh in the end of the lower jawe.” A characteristic of 
the male fish, alluded to l»y Pennant, but Browne was not satisfied 
with this “conceit” which ho was acquainted with. 
Lucius or Pike. “Abound . . . of very large size.” This 
statement is of some interest, as “ considerable discussions have 
from time to time arisen as to whether the Pike is an acclimatized 
or indigenous fish in this country ” (Day’s ‘ British Fishes,’ vol. ii. 
p. 140). 
Brama or Bream. 
Tinea or Tench. 
Aulecula. Roach. 
Rowds. Rudd. 
Dare or Dace. 
Perea or Perch. 
Minnows. “ Fewer than in many other rivers.” 
Trutta or Trout. 
Trutta marina. Salmon Trout. 
Aspredo perca minor. Ruff “ In great plenty in Norwich 
rivers.” 
