. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . Phctc h If. Savi7/«-A<, ] ;i//,rJ-.,..j., BAR-TAILED FLAT-HEAD yi shalloiv-ivater jiih. ehtta b) If. Suvil.,-K,ni, S ] [.Vlil/trd-on-Sta ROCK FLAT-HEAD About forty sp€itfs of jiat-hfajs are coasts of Britain, and extending from tropical to arctic seas. Their curiousl)- shaped headsgive them a ver) quaint appearance. One of the most remarkable peculiarities of these fishesis the separate condition of some of the rajs of the breast-fins, which form finger-like organs,used to feel the ground an
. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . Phctc h If. Savi7/«-A<, ] ;i//,rJ-.,..j., BAR-TAILED FLAT-HEAD yi shalloiv-ivater jiih. ehtta b) If. Suvil.,-K,ni, S ] [.Vlil/trd-on-Sta ROCK FLAT-HEAD About forty sp€itfs of jiat-hfajs are coasts of Britain, and extending from tropical to arctic seas. Their curiousl)- shaped headsgive them a ver) quaint appearance. One of the most remarkable peculiarities of these fishesis the separate condition of some of the rajs of the breast-fins, which form finger-like organs,used to feel the ground and rake over loose stones, to disco\er small shrim[)s and otheranimals hidden underneath. Furthermore, the gurnards are peculiar in that the_\- are enabledto communicate one with another b\ means of sounds produced b_\ the expulsion of air fromone compartment of the air-bladder to another. The females are much more common thanthe males, and also slightl) larger. The joung are remarkable for the ennmious size of thebreast-fins, though even in the adult these are unusuall_\- large. Close allies of the Gurnards are the Flvixi;-c;lKXARI)S, which, b\ reasi:)n of the extremedev
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