. The fishes of North and Middle America [microform] : a descriptive catalogue of the species of fish-like vertebrates found in the waters of North America, north of the Isthmus of Panama. Fishes; Fishes; Poissons; Poissons. in the water, the ventrals are folded. When the action of the tail ceases, the pectorals and ven- triils art) spread and held at rest. They are not used as wingd, but act rather as parachutes to hold the body in the air. Whon the finh beg'ns to fall, the tail touches the water, when its motion again begins, and with it the apporent motion of the ])cctorals. It is thus enal
. The fishes of North and Middle America [microform] : a descriptive catalogue of the species of fish-like vertebrates found in the waters of North America, north of the Isthmus of Panama. Fishes; Fishes; Poissons; Poissons. in the water, the ventrals are folded. When the action of the tail ceases, the pectorals and ven- triils art) spread and held at rest. They are not used as wingd, but act rather as parachutes to hold the body in the air. Whon the finh beg'ns to fall, the tail touches the water, when its motion again begins, and with it the apporent motion of the ])cctorals. It is thus enalded to resume its flight, which it flnishcs finally with a splash. While in the air it resembles a largo dragon-fly. The motion is very swift, at firt>t in a straight line, but later deflected into a curve. Tlie motion has no relation to tho direction of the wind. When a vessel is passing through a Bcliool of these fishes, they spring up before it, moving in all directions, as gras8hopi)ei8 in a meadow. * For comparative descriptions of tho species of flying-fishes, see LUtken, Vidensk. Moddel. Nat. Foren., 1870, and Jordan & Meek, Proc. tJ. S. Nat. Mus., 1886. A very complete series of tbe American lorms is in the Museum of the Academy of Natural Sciences, at Philadelphia. *â i :. 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 Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931; Evermann, Barton Warren, 1853-1932. Washington : G. P. O.
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