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swims sidewise, and has its eyes both on one side 
of the head ; in this fish they are on the left. 
75. It is singular that while the under parts of 
their bodies are of a brilliant white, the upper parts 
are so coloured and speckled as to render them 
almost imperceptible while lying upon the mud or 
sand. 
76. It resorts to this stratagem to escape from 
danger, and to take their food, pouncing from its am- 
bush upon all the small fry that approach it. 
77. The finest Turbot in the world are found off 
the northern shore of England, and some parts of 
the Dutch coasts. It is considered a delicious fish. 
THE HERRING. 
78. Herrings breed in the inaccessible seas of 
the north, and thence they issue forth in multitudes 
as countless as the sands of the sea-shore. In their 
emigrations, their course is made visible to an obser- 
ver by the ripple which they cause in the water. 
In their voyage they are pursued continually by nu- 
merous marine enemies, and by flocks of sea-fowl. 
79. They reach the Shetland Islands in June, sep- 
arate, surround the British Isles, and unite again at 
the Land’s End in September. They then continue 
Where is the Turbot taken ? How is it considered as an article 
of food ? 
Where do Herrings breed 1 
