. The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguishing peculiarities by means of delightful anecdotes and spirited engravings . zenor more of these fish may be observed in a deep hole, sheltered by COMMON THE COMMON MACKEREL. 429 trees and bushes. The angler may toen observe them striving whichshall first seize his bait, till the whole shoal are caught. Ill one of the pools of Merionethshire there is a sin
. The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguishing peculiarities by means of delightful anecdotes and spirited engravings . zenor more of these fish may be observed in a deep hole, sheltered by COMMON THE COMMON MACKEREL. 429 trees and bushes. The angler may toen observe them striving whichshall first seize his bait, till the whole shoal are caught. Ill one of the pools of Merionethshire there is a singular variety ofthe Perch, the back of which is hunched, and the lower part of theback-bone next the tail is strangely distorted. The common kind areas numerous in this pool as the deformed fish. Some of the crookedPerch Ijave likewise been found in the small alpine lakes of Sweden OF THE MACKEREL TRIBE. Nearly all the species of Mackerel are gregarious, and unite in immense shoals. Some of them are migratory, making long voyages at certain seasons of the year. It ia believed that they are all eatable: and MACKEREL some of them are well known to be exceedingly delicate food. They afford employment and support to numerous fishermen in various eountrios. There are in the whole about twenty-five THE COMMON the elegance of its shape, and the brilliancy of its colors the
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