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fore part refemblmg the human, and fitted, as is fuppof- 
ed, for cutting the ftibaqueous plants upon which it 
feeds *. Along the back there is a iingle fin, exafperat- 
ed by {lender fpines. The belly is furnilhcd with four 
fins : In this fpecies it is uncommonly large, and filled 
with juicy fea-weeds. The inteftines and liver are taken 
out, with all the l'eces, and made into a kind of fance* 
with fait and vinegar, with which the flelh of the fcarus 
is drelTed and eaten. This is itill a favourite repaft 
among the modern Greeks ; who, when they fet in for a 
debauch, take large morfels of this dilh, in order to give 
a more exquifite relilh to their wine. The fcari are 
caught in nets, into which there are introduced a number 
of green leaves of a certain (hrub, of which thefe animals 
are fond. 
The Wrajfe f . 
The ufual refidence of our wrafie is the deep rocky 
ftiores, where it is taken with a bait ; though its ordk 
nary food is fmall cruftaceous fillies. Of all filb, this is 
moll liable to vary in colour ; in fome, it is of a dirty 
red ; in others, it is beautifully ftriped, efpecially abend 
the head, with the richeft hues of red, blue, and yellow- 
The lateral lines, oppofite to the extremity of the dorfid 
fin, are incurvated : This fin is fupported by twenty-h* 
rays ; the firft fifteen fpinous, and the remainder i'oft* 
The peftoral fins are large, and yellovv coloured ; each 
of 
* Willougfi. p. 306. 
f Labrus Tinea, Lin. Syft. Turdtis Viilgatiffimus, Will. 
