. 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 . and the Sprats, these fish leave the deeps of theopen sea inorder to frequent the smooth and shallow places of thecoasts, for the purpose of spawning. Between the mouths of Decemberand March, immense numbers are caught on the shores of Provence,i)i-abant, and Catalonia: during June and Ju
. 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 . and the Sprats, these fish leave the deeps of theopen sea inorder to frequent the smooth and shallow places of thecoasts, for the purpose of spawning. Between the mouths of Decemberand March, immense numbers are caught on the shores of Provence,i)i-abant, and Catalonia: during June and July, in the EnglishChannel and in the environs of Venice, Genoa, Kome, and Bayonne. The fishermen generally light a fire on the shore, for the purposeof attracting the Anchovies, when they fish for them in the the Anchovies are cleansed and their heads are cut oft^ they arecured in a certain way, and packed in small barrels for sale and exportation. The ancient Greeks and Romans prepared from these fish aliquid, which they denominated garum, and which was highly esteemedby most of the epicures of that day. Anchovies are occasionally found both in the North Sea and in theBaltic; but it is supposed that they are in much greater number in theMediterranean, than in any other part of the THE COMMON CARP. 451 OF THE CARP TRIBE. Tke Carp tribe, for the most part, ialiabit fresh waters, where theyfeed OQ worms, insects, aquatic plants, fish, and clay or mould. Someof them are migratory. Most of the species, which are very numerous,are found only in the northern countries of Europe ; and, conset^ueutly,wore unknown to the ancient naturalists of Greece aud Rome. THE COMMON CARP. In their general habits, these fish exhibit so great a degree ofcunning, as sometimes to be called bythe couiitry people River-fox. Whenattempted to be taken by a net, theywill often leap over it; or immersethemselves so deep in the mud, as tosuffer the net to pass over without , . , „Y\ ^ CO
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