. Field, forest and farm; things interesting to young nature-lovers, including some matters of moment to gardeners and fruit-growers. Natural history; Agriculture. Flying Fisa themselves for some time in the air. Pressed too hard by a pursuing foe, they escape by leaping out of the water and flying over the waves, clearing a certain distance before plunging again into the water, as they must when their fins begin to get dry and to lose their suppleness. They are called flying. fishes. Compare these two pictures and you will see how greatly the present flying fish differs from the ancient winge
. Field, forest and farm; things interesting to young nature-lovers, including some matters of moment to gardeners and fruit-growers. Natural history; Agriculture. Flying Fisa themselves for some time in the air. Pressed too hard by a pursuing foe, they escape by leaping out of the water and flying over the waves, clearing a certain distance before plunging again into the water, as they must when their fins begin to get dry and to lose their suppleness. They are called flying. fishes. Compare these two pictures and you will see how greatly the present flying fish differs from the ancient winged fish. "And this other creature—what wild dream could have conceived such a monstrosity? It has the head. 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 Fabre, Jean-Henri, 1823-1915; Bicknell, Florence Constable, tr. New York, The Century Co.
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