. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. THE TENCH. 285 and none at all for a week afterwards, the fish having been aroused to a sense of their danger, and declining to meddle with anything that looks as if it might hide a hook. Even the net, that is so effectual with most fish, is often useless against the ready wiles of the Carp, which will sometimes bury itself in tlie mud as tlie ground line approaches, so as to allow the net to pass over it; or, if the ground be too hard for such a manoeuvre, will shoot boldly from the bot
. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. THE TENCH. 285 and none at all for a week afterwards, the fish having been aroused to a sense of their danger, and declining to meddle with anything that looks as if it might hide a hook. Even the net, that is so effectual with most fish, is often useless against the ready wiles of the Carp, which will sometimes bury itself in tlie mud as tlie ground line approaches, so as to allow the net to pass over it; or, if the ground be too hard for such a manoeuvre, will shoot boldly from the bottom of the water, leap over the upper edge of the net, and so escape into the water beyond. A fine Carp, say of six or seven pounds, is a truly handsome fish, its large shining scales lying on its body iu the most beautiful regularity, and gleaming with olive-browu washed with gold. The abdomen is white, with a tinge of yellow. The beautiful Gold-fish {Cypriiiiis aurdtus), so familiar as a pet and so elegant as it moves round the glass globe in which it is usually kept, is another member of this large and important genus. It seems to have been brought from China, and has almost acclimatized itself to the cold seasons of some countries. Its habits and splendid clothing are too well known to need description. Another well-known member of the same genus is the Barbel, a fine but not brilliant fish, which is common in many of tlie European -.^^^i, 'fS:s^m ??? »' X^\W www V. 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; Holder, Joseph B. (Joseph Bassett), 1824-1888; Prang, Louis, 1824-1909, lithographer; Brehm, Alfred Edmund, 1829-1884; Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. Illustrated natural history; National Zoological Park (U. S. ), former owner. DSI. New York
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