. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. Conner, CUnoMirus Bur- gall, C. & V. Fro. 340. and Flying-fishes, etc., have the bones FlG- known as the lower pharyngeals unit- ed so as to form one bone ; and hence the name of this group. The Gars, in their general form, remind us of the Gar- pikes, which we have seen belong to the Ganoids ; but they are not at all related to those fishes. The Gars are one to two feet in length, and are remarkable for their form Gar-fish, Beione. tmncata, Le sueur. and for the green color of their bones. The Flying-fishes have an excessive development of the
. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. Conner, CUnoMirus Bur- gall, C. & V. Fro. 340. and Flying-fishes, etc., have the bones FlG- known as the lower pharyngeals unit- ed so as to form one bone ; and hence the name of this group. The Gars, in their general form, remind us of the Gar- pikes, which we have seen belong to the Ganoids ; but they are not at all related to those fishes. The Gars are one to two feet in length, and are remarkable for their form Gar-fish, Beione. tmncata, Le sueur. and for the green color of their bones. The Flying-fishes have an excessive development of the pectorals, which enable the possessors to support themselves in the air for a few moments. These fishes are found in all warm and temperate seas, and there are many species from three to twelve inches in FIG. 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 Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877. New York : Scribner
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