. The popular natural history . Zoology. GURNARDS. 467 of the soft dorsal fin there is a rather large circular black spot edged with white. The large and important family of the Triglidae, or GURNARDS, is fepre- sented by several British fishes, This family contains a great number of species, many of which are most remarkable, not only for their beautiful colours, which alone are sufficient to attract attention, but also for the strange and weird shape and large development of the fins. They are carni- vorous fish, mostly inhabiting the seas, a very few species being able to exist in fresh wat
. The popular natural history . Zoology. GURNARDS. 467 of the soft dorsal fin there is a rather large circular black spot edged with white. The large and important family of the Triglidae, or GURNARDS, is fepre- sented by several British fishes, This family contains a great number of species, many of which are most remarkable, not only for their beautiful colours, which alone are sufficient to attract attention, but also for the strange and weird shape and large development of the fins. They are carni- vorous fish, mostly inhabiting the seas, a very few species being able to exist in fresh water. They are not swift or strong swimmers, and therefore remain for the most part in deep water. Some, however, are able by means of their largely-developed pectoral fins to raise themselves into the air, and for a brief space to sustain themselves in the thinner element. The mouth is mostly large, and in some cases the gape is so wide and the head and jaws so strangely shaped, that the general aspect is most repulsive. We now come to a very familiar and not very prepossessing fish ; the well-. BUIL HtAD {CottUS goblO ) known Bull-head, or Miller's Thumb, sometimes called by the name of Tommy Logge. This large-headed and odd-looking fish is very common in our brooks and streams, where it is generally found under loose stones, and affords great sport to the juvenile fisherman. In my younger days, the chase of the Bull- head was rather an exciting one, and was carried out without hook or One, or indeed any aid but the hands. This fish has a habit of hiding itself under loose stones, and on account of its flat, though wide head is enabled to push itself into crevices which are apparently much too small to contain it. The name of Miller's Thumb is derived from the peculiarly wide and flattened head, which is thought to Dear some resemblance to the object whence its name is takem. A miller judges of the quality of the meal by rubbing it with his thumb over his fingers as it is shot
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