. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. 236 THE LYRIE, OR ARMED BULL-HEAD. evidently organs of toucli, being plentifully supplied with nerves and movable at the will of the owner. The color of this fish is bright rosy-red above, and silvery-white on the sides and abdomen These colors soon fade after the fish has been removed from the water. The Gray Gurnard {Trigla gwniardas) is also tolerably common, and is readily to be known by its short pectoral fins and the greenish-brown body, spotted with white above the lateral line. O
. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. 236 THE LYRIE, OR ARMED BULL-HEAD. evidently organs of toucli, being plentifully supplied with nerves and movable at the will of the owner. The color of this fish is bright rosy-red above, and silvery-white on the sides and abdomen These colors soon fade after the fish has been removed from the water. The Gray Gurnard {Trigla gwniardas) is also tolerably common, and is readily to be known by its short pectoral fins and the greenish-brown body, spotted with white above the lateral line. On account of the peculiar sound which it utters, it is popularly known in Scotland by the name of Crooner, and in Ireland it is called the SAPPHIRINE GURNARD.—TVij^a hlrundo. (One-flfth natural size.) Another curious and remarkable species, the Shining or Long-finned Gurnard {Trigla oibscura), is at once linown by the great length of the second spine of the dorsal fin, which is nearly double the length of the other spines, and projects boldly with a slight curve towards the tail. It is a liandsomely colored fish, the head and upper part of the body being ver- milion-red, and the abdomen white, tinged with red. The fianks are shining silvery-white, and have given cause for the name of Sinning Gurnard. The fins are all bright red, with the exception of the pectorals, which are deep blue. The Ltrie, or Armed Bull-head, is known by a great variety of names, such as PoGGE, Sea Poacher, and 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889; Holder, Joseph B. (Joseph Bassett), 1824-1888; Prang, Louis, 1824-1909, lithographer; Brehm, Alfred Edmund, 1829-1884; Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. Illustrated natural history; National Zoological Park (U. S. ), forme
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