THE HAKE. 
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lnfedts "which conflituted their food, are either deftroyed 
by it, or driven into deeper water *. 
There are three varieties of the hake found in our 
feas, befides that above defcribed ; the greater and lef- 
fer forked hake, and the three forked fpecies : The la ft, 
Linti&us has omitted in the Syftem of Nature ; and the 
two former he has placed among the blennies. The 
bifurcated hake is about twelve inches in length ; the 
colour a deep brown, excepting the colour of the lips, 
which are fnow white ; thefe furrounding a broad fiat 
fnout, give the animal a ftrange appearance, fufficiently 
t'hara&eiiflic of the fpecies. 
' The Ling f. 
T„„ fpecies is longer than the river pike, being from 
•^°ur to fix feet ; the fides and back in fome are olive-co- 
'oured, in others cinereous ; and the whole figure of the 
body nearly refcmbles that of the fifli laft defcribed : the 
"*'Pper jaw projedts beyond the lower, both being exafpe- 
!a ted with feveral rows of fliort teeth ; the palate is arm- 
(t ‘ the fame manner, with parallel rows of fmall teeth, 
bfre and there interfperfed with a few of fuperior fize, 
fifength, and lharpnefs ; the mouth and tongue are large ; 
' IQ rn the corner of the lower jaw there hangs a Angle 
A a 2 barb 
Brit. Zool. Clafs iv. gen. 19. 
i Ajellus longus. Will. Gadus molva, Lin. Syft. 
