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1 
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l. 
3 * 
4 * 
5 * 
6. 
7 * 
Ties of the 
fifh. 
Their 
weight 
Weight of 
Fecundity 
The portion 
N°. of eggs 
Time of exam 
the fpavvr 
of fp. weighed 
to a grain 
oz. 
dr. 
grains. 
grains. 
April 4 
(or what' 
N°. 
i 
2 
— 
1 14 
9.604 
to be of 
lecies) 
In°. 
I N°. 
2 
3 
6 
3 
8 
8 
67 1 
3464 
43 6i 5 
29.799 
68 
42I 
6 5 
8b 
May 4 176; 
d°. 
N°. 
4 
2 
2 
153 
9.486 
42I 
62 
5 
N°. 
5 
10 
6 1 
361 
81.586 
39 
226 
2 176 
N°. 
6 
9 
iof 
417 
n 3.841 
42 
273 
6 
N°. 
7 
3 
8 
21 31 
45-475 
20 
213 
2 4 
p (with a 
N°. 
i 
(i 7 fg r -) 
3 . 
3 ,0 57 
1000 
May 3 
10 
coloured 
N°. 
2 
(39 
&•) 
7 
6.807 
972 
d . 
•) J 
N°. 
3 
4.601 
d°„ 
(with 1 
N°. 
1 
( 3 l 
gr.) 
5 
4.090 
818 
d°. 
olour) j 
N°. 
2 
(22 
grO 
4 
2.849 
712 
d . 
N°. 
I 
2 
- ■ - 
149I 
38.278 
3° 
256 
Feb. 21 
N°. 
2 
(289 
|g r -) 
5 ° 
14.41 1 
288 
Mar.21,1764 
N°. 
3 
I 
14 
157I 
29.925 
4 of 
190 
27^761 
N°. 
4 
I 
12 
145! 
30.991 
20 
21 3 
28 
N°. 
5 
1 
7 
149 
24.287 
20 
163 
d°. 
N°. 
6 
I 
5 
136 
23.800 
20 
1 75 
d°. 
N°. 
i 
J 4 
8 
S4 7 i 
ico.362 
20 
>85 
June 13 
N°. 
2 
5 
— 
*79* 
38.772 
20 
216 
28 
\ 
N°. 
I 
40 
383.252 * 
■ — - 
— 
May 28,1764 
N°. 
2 
28 
8 
533 § 
•280.087 
2 5 
5 2 5 
3^7 6 i 
N°. 
3 
8 
I4| 
224 
83.104 
20 
37 1 
10 
N°. 
4 
9 
8 
2844 
108.963 
20 
383 
d°. 
N°. 
5 
12 
8 
366 
138.348 
42 | 
378 
d°. 
N°. 
b 
27 
9 * 
1969 
350.482 
2 3 
178 
June 1 1 
N°. 
7 
14 
J 5 
866 
1 38.560 
20 
160 
d°. 
5°. i . of the tench certainly had a much larger number of eggs ; but being extremely diftendec 
pawn, and unluckily let fall before it was brought to me, the enveloping fkin in which the 
vere contained was broke, which made it difficult to determine fome circumftanccs relating 
; fifh ; it however had the number of eggs 1 have fet down, at the lowed way of reckoning. 
believe many thoufands more. . . 
ive taken no notice of fcveral frs^lions in the number of eggs contained in a grain in many 
choofing to fall rather below than to exceed the truth, in all the fifh I have given an account 
this table. I have been fcrupuloufly exad in all particulars, excepting what are contained ill 
ond column, which gives the weight of the fifh 1 examined, in which the utmeft nicety wa< 
c c fTa , y • fome few might weigh a little more or a little Ids ; bat all were nearly of the 
: fet down, and much the gr cate ft part exa&ly fo. ' 
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