PATNTF.n RAY. 
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beautiful lines and gyrations on the disk. It appears that the 
young ones of Rays in general are without the claspers. 
That this fish is less rare than has been supposed appears 
from the fact, that on another occasion, in the month of April, 
I saw several of them that had been drawn on shore in a 
ground scan on different days. They were not of the full 
size, and a male fish among them was marked in the same 
manner as the female I have described. This species has not 
hitherto been taken anywhere but on the south coast of Devon 
and Cornwall, and only twice, that I am aware of with a 
line; the reason of which appears to be that it is more .''i.lect 
in its food than most others of the family. It was found to 
be equal to the Thoniback for the table. 
Toung Painted Ray and Egg. 
