. The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguishing peculiarities by means of delightful anecdotes and spirited engravings . »roach the shores, and even .ascend the rivers m imin«nse usual season of spawning is about the snontha of March andApril. In certaiii rivers, Smelts appear a longtime before tliey spawn,and in others it has been remarked that they do n<?t at all appear, solong as there is
. The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguishing peculiarities by means of delightful anecdotes and spirited engravings . »roach the shores, and even .ascend the rivers m imin«nse usual season of spawning is about the snontha of March andApril. In certaiii rivers, Smelts appear a longtime before tliey spawn,and in others it has been remarked that they do n<?t at all appear, solong as there is any snow-water floating down. After they have de-posited their ova, they return to the sea, and they are not again foundin the rivers until the ensuing season. In the Tbames they ai«j<jai\gh4*n igreat numbers from !Bfovember to January. 440 THE UMBER, OR GRAYLING COMMON THK UMBER, OB GRAYLING. The ancient writers strongly recommend these fish as food for ackpersons: they considered themto be peculiarly wholesome, andeasy of digestion. To oil madefrom the fat of the Graylings,tiiey attributed the property oft^bliterating the marks of small-pox, freckles, and other spotson the skin. The season of the▼ear during which these fishare considered in greatest per-fection, is from September to January. Graylings delight chiefiy in rapid streams, where they afford greatamusement to the angler. They are very voracious, and rise eagerlyto the Fly. They are bolder fish than Trout, and even if ;^■everal times successively they will still pursue. So rapid are theirmotions in the water, that their name oi Umber has been thencederived. Ausooius says of them, Tke FB»b«F swift, escapes the qnickeat ey*.*^ They feed principally on worms, insects, and ^aier-snails; and theliLilLs-of the latter are often found in great quantity in their stomaehsw OF THE PIK
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