NATURAL HISTORY 
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GAR-FISXl. 
The Gar-Fish is of a peculiar form. The 
body is long and slender ; the snout very 
long and sharp ; the back is of a green colour; 
the sides and belly silvery, and the head ol 
a bluish green; the under jaw is longer than 
the upper one, and both are furnished with 
very sharp teeth ; the upper jaw is movea- 
ble. They have sometimes been found three 
feet in length. It is a curious circumstance 
relating to the Gar-Fish, that their bones, 
when boiled, arc of a bright green colour. 
This species of fish generally sell well, 
although its flavour is not so good, nor its 
flesh so firm, ;js that of the mackerel. 
