. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms;. Zoology; Birds; Reptiles; Fishes. Phi!, h) W. Sai', HORNED OX-RAY This species and its allies attain enormous praportu yoke oj oxen to draiv it iMilford-on-Sfa OR DEVIL-FISH O'^e taken at Barbadoes Tc^jutied fefen Like many of the ra)'s, this species feeds to a great ex- tent on fiat-fishes. In outward form the monk-fish, though it is in reality more nearly allied to the sharks, brings us b}' an easy transition totheflattened Rays, with their long whip- like tails and pointed snouts. There are a dozen,
. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms;. Zoology; Birds; Reptiles; Fishes. Phi!, h) W. Sai', HORNED OX-RAY This species and its allies attain enormous praportu yoke oj oxen to draiv it iMilford-on-Sfa OR DEVIL-FISH O'^e taken at Barbadoes Tc^jutied fefen Like many of the ra)'s, this species feeds to a great ex- tent on fiat-fishes. In outward form the monk-fish, though it is in reality more nearly allied to the sharks, brings us b}' an easy transition totheflattened Rays, with their long whip- like tails and pointed snouts. There are a dozen, or rather more if we count casual visi- tors, of these skates and ra}'s in British seas, tlie largest being the great Eagle-RAV, examples of which have been recorded of the enormous weight of 1,000 lbs. Many of the smaller kinds are studded with sharp spines, curved in some species, and the TllORXliACK owes to. 1 Fhctt by U: Savilh-K<n1, '] WHIP-TAILED STING-RAY Sliug-rays arc abundant in tropica/ seai [Milford-on-S^a. 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 Cornish, C. J. (Charles John), 1858-1906. New York, University Society
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