. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. colour. Wlion ; a number of plialug already )t' the muscles lus is at once i the Ijody, U , whereas I'i.' ^ descriptions, ed as a brief id in allusion spread u\er 3seiitatives of iiitly sensitive iir bodies are arraiiL^cd wifii ulours that du nd wJiite of ii s if Huiii; on IS to retain '\ usually hr !â ter freipit ;;f'> nit'iy vniiubie, iiidi' idiia! â u' 1 upi-'U ft as a THE SLY EPIBULUS. 351 Even on our own coasts tho Labridic are most lovely cre
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. colour. Wlion ; a number of plialug already )t' the muscles lus is at once i the Ijody, U , whereas I'i.' ^ descriptions, ed as a brief id in allusion spread u\er 3seiitatives of iiitly sensitive iir bodies are arraiiL^cd wifii ulours that du nd wJiite of ii s if Huiii; on IS to retain '\ usually hr !â ter freipit ;;f'> nit'iy vniiubie, iiidi' idiia! â u' 1 upi-'U ft as a THE SLY EPIBULUS. 351 Even on our own coasts tho Labridic are most lovely creatures, but it is in the tropical and warmer seas of the world that they are to be seen in their full brilliancy No artist can transfer to jiaper the radiant hues that glow on these favoured members of the finny nee, and no pen can do justice to their wondrous splendour, as they dart throu'di the fiystalhne water hke living meteors, or leisurely traverse the forests of movin"'' ahne i'lliau'ing themselves among the submarine foliage like hummit g-birds of the sea. ° ° ' 'file C! Sw: (jUERED SWINE-FISH IS one 01 tiie singular species â.., ,.o ueoueni in the sc,;-i, anil whicii exhibit a surface at once coloured with the bri'ditest hues and decorated v, H h a pattern as geometrically regular as if drawn by the aid of rule and compass Thi. fish .. found on t lo coasts of Ceylon. Its colour is bright green on the back! uvadually chrtiiging to golden yellow towards tho abdomen. The chequered marks on the body are purple and grey, and the stripes and spots on the head are rich glowin-r orange In allusion to the wicker-like markings and the brilliant colours of the fish the natives call It by the name ot Henibih Girawah ; the former word signifying the little basket in which liutel is carried, and the latter a parrot. Tlinugh edible, this fish is not regularly captured for the markets. It oenerallv frequents the rocky portions of the coast. It never attain
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