. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. •^~"' ) PTKHACLIS. —/V.'n'W/c ».., is triumphantly liaulod on board by means of the rope allixcd to tlie butt-end ut the slial't. Such a chase as has just been described, seems to be of comparatively rare occurrence, and any one who has witnessed it may consider liimself peculiarly fortunate. AVords can hardly express the extreme beauty of the Cory]ihenes, as they play easily around the ship, their sides glittering in the sunbeams as
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. •^~"' ) PTKHACLIS. —/V.'n'W/c ».., is triumphantly liaulod on board by means of the rope allixcd to tlie butt-end ut the slial't. Such a chase as has just been described, seems to be of comparatively rare occurrence, and any one who has witnessed it may consider liimself peculiarly fortunate. AVords can hardly express the extreme beauty of the Cory]ihenes, as they play easily around the ship, their sides glittering in the sunbeams as if made of burnished gold and silver and every change of attitude producing some new of colour. They have a curious habit of attaching themselves for a time to a passing ship, and are able, from their exceeding swiftness, to gambol around the vessel as if she were at anchor, no iimtter how swift her progress may be. -Steam, however, is fatal to such observations, as the screw or paddles are so noisy that few tish venture within their sweep, and the water IS so churned into whirling circles of froth and foam that even the glistening body of the Coryphene would be invisible below tie disturbed surlace. The very remarkable fish which is ,^hown in the accompanying illustration, is allied rather closely to the preceding species, ni spite of the great dilference in form, and by some writers was placed in the same genus as that fish. -^ms. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge
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