. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. 316 RAYS AND SKATES and the typical rays, and in reality it is a shark-ray. Its eyes are atop of its head, its mouth is underneath, its body in front of the dorsal fin is quite well flattened, and its pectoral fins have "ray" written all over them. The maximum. THE SAWFISH. length attained by it is said to be 15 feet. Because of the long, flat beak of this creature, it has become associated in many minds with the swordfish, but structurally the two are as far aj^a
. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. 316 RAYS AND SKATES and the typical rays, and in reality it is a shark-ray. Its eyes are atop of its head, its mouth is underneath, its body in front of the dorsal fin is quite well flattened, and its pectoral fins have "ray" written all over them. The maximum. THE SAWFISH. length attained by it is said to be 15 feet. Because of the long, flat beak of this creature, it has become associated in many minds with the swordfish, but structurally the two are as far aj^art as a deer and a bear. Notwithstanding the fact that there exists a group called the Order of Flatfishes (halibuts, flounders and soles), the rays are by far the flattest of all fishes. For example, the Spotted Ray of Ceylon is about 5 feet across, 5 inches thick at the centre of the body and at the edges its great wings. 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 Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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