. Alphabet of scientific angling for the use of beginners. Fly fishing; Bait fishing; Fishes -- Food; Fishes -- Feeding and feeds; Fishes -- Sense organs. SENSES OF FISHES. 17. The brain and nerves proceeding therefrom in the carp, a, a,b, b, the lobes of the brain in five ranks; c, c, the nerves of the eye ; d, d, the nerves of smell, branching oft' into expanded filaments upon the nostrils, e, e. Vision in Fishes. The form of the eye in fishes proves that they are all very near-sighted^ so much so, that the dense medium of water can have but small influence in extending their vision, which m
. Alphabet of scientific angling for the use of beginners. Fly fishing; Bait fishing; Fishes -- Food; Fishes -- Feeding and feeds; Fishes -- Sense organs. SENSES OF FISHES. 17. The brain and nerves proceeding therefrom in the carp, a, a,b, b, the lobes of the brain in five ranks; c, c, the nerves of the eye ; d, d, the nerves of smell, branching oft' into expanded filaments upon the nostrils, e, e. Vision in Fishes. The form of the eye in fishes proves that they are all very near-sighted^ so much so, that the dense medium of water can have but small influence in extending their vision, which must be farther limited from the eye being covered by the common skin of the head, in order to defend tiie eye-ball, as there are no eye-lids for this purpose as in other animals. This indistinctness of vision may be observed by any one who will take the trouble, in the gold and silver fish usually kept in glasses. '^ It has been said," remarks White of Selborne, " that the eyes of fishes are im- movable ; but these apparently turn them forward or backward in their sockets, as their occasions require: they take little notice of a lighted candle, though ap- plied close to their heads, but flounce and seem much frightened by a sudden stroke of the hand against the support whereon the bowl is hung, especially when they have been motionless, and perhaps asleep: as fishes have no eye-lids, it is not easy to discern when c. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Rennie, James, 1787-1867. London : William Orr
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