. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. I« giMt^uB ' ^'^ â ^ I^^^^^^B i* ⢠lb m' nm â â 'J. ) TliKJia:!! âi;.i/i\/.-.~ trfw/.i. TlilGdIin !»' (i,»âWsn~- fi^ lii III ii _ilf^ I; 1 v^'sf lurin of tlieiv j.'iws, wliicli aro very strong, covcrud witli givat iiuinliers of iiiosaie-likr (eetli, and curved in n laaniKM- that greatly rt-semUk'S the beak of a i>arrot. As the fisL ,,i;irs out the teeth rapidly while crushing the curallinis and other
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. I« giMt^uB ' ^'^ â ^ I^^^^^^B i* ⢠lb m' nm â â 'J. ) TliKJia:!! âi;.i/i\/.-.~ trfw/.i. TlilGdIin !»' (i,»âWsn~- fi^ lii III ii _ilf^ I; 1 v^'sf lurin of tlieiv j.'iws, wliicli aro very strong, covcrud witli givat iiuinliers of iiiosaie-likr (eetli, and curved in n laaniKM- that greatly rt-semUk'S the beak of a i>arrot. As the fisL ,,i;irs out the teeth rapidly while crushing the curallinis and other imid substances on which it feeds, a provision is made for insuring a contimial â â¢^U])ply of now tcffh to n-jiiace those which are worn away and rendered useless. The young teetli are pcrpct ally being developed towards the base of the jaws, and by a beautiful ; ' sinij 'i' ada])ta u of exi-'ing jiarts, whicdi caiuiot l)e made intclligibli; without the use ni'diagrams, advance in orcU'iiysucces- sion towards the front, and take (heir places with unfailing certainty in the densely conipacteil mosaic-work wliicii arms the jaws. TirE twn curidi -^ fish represented in the engraAing belnng to tli(> genus BiiHi?tes, described on page oJ3(i, and tlie illustrotiDii was timitted in conse(|Ucii(\' of a niisUike of the artist in sejjarating them from the Trigger-tish (liolistcs cniispici/l'ttn). The name of Jialistes is derived from the ancient weapon c' war, b 'uied the lialistii. which jirojected a spoar or heavy stone with exceeding vioh-ncc, '"In rions spine wiH which the liack is armeil can l)c suddt'idy erected and dc])ressc(l i' with a spriim and has l)een comjiared to tlie weapon above mentioned. It .... ! , ,, .liuii'dit that tin tlosh of these fishes poisonous, but tin; truth of this opinion is very Tlav an all decorated with bohl .iiid sometimes beaMtiful maikings, black, a'^hen gwn', bine" ami yellow being their usual Plea
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Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, booksubj, booksubjectfishes, booksubjectmollusks
