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his author under the name of Brosme *, and by this means 
wo inds of the Torsk are described, though in reality 
t ey are both the same fish. Dr. Turton, it should be 
e likewise, admits the whole of the before-mentioned 
ceptionable fishes as distinct and genuine species. 
va ^ proceed further, but what has been ad- 
nce alieady may be sufficient to show, that some few of 
b ’ ^.inbiguous kinds of British fishes, recorded 
to 1 ' when attentively examined, may prove 
lave no better claim to the distinction of species than 
ose already mentioned, and that it is therefore better to 
pass over such in silence than involve ourselves in similar 
ors y introducing any account of them. The amount 
o those ambiguous fishes, which we have had no oppor- 
«• ^ examining, may be stated altogether at about 
eight or ten species. 
As a sequel to our remarks, we can only repeat our for- 
mer assuiances that our motive for noticing the above cir- 
umstances aiose entirely from the considerations imposed 
an irripaitial investigation of facts, which cannot, we 
are o opinion, be too generally known to the Naturalists 
th ^^'^otry , and even of Europe, in order to enable 
I^riti ^ tiie native products of the 
not important department of nature. — It is 
TP 1 p- *^^^'^^"^^^’^‘^^mpelled to make such a material 
on th J^ritish Fauna; it would have proved, 
could ^ source of infinitely greater satisfaction 
we rave been enabled to encrease its number in the 
osuie, plate 70. 
See our descriptiou of Gadus Bn 
