. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. coi'.tmrv ; TIk- .vo foot loii^'j but ouo iilil hiivo given u very lor wiis fairly knockoil -^Is, iiur (lid lie rocovor lilt tlio shock Clin pans ig it. Mr. Bryant and jiDiirin^' ott" tl;o water l)ccn placed. ' gives a very animated y the Indians to take equally ingenious and tt the ])Owers of the slant volley of shocks, xpended on tlio horses ;tric eels, they force a . The disturbetl eels leatroy many of them ly forcing fresh .snp- tlio powers of the xro then di-agged out 3 curious structure


. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. coi'.tmrv ; TIk- .vo foot loii^'j but ouo iilil hiivo given u very lor wiis fairly knockoil -^Is, iiur (lid lie rocovor lilt tlio shock Clin pans ig it. Mr. Bryant and jiDiirin^' ott" tl;o water l)ccn placed. ' gives a very animated y the Indians to take equally ingenious and tt the ])Owers of the slant volley of shocks, xpended on tlio horses ;tric eels, they force a . The disturbetl eels leatroy many of them ly forcing fresh .snp- tlio powers of the xro then di-agged out 3 curious structure of ery peculiar manner, ontly taken in nost^ singular shape, •go fish liad been cut rs, something like a been known to weigh J only fom- feet five a sea, but freciuently leep, floating with the NATUBAI, HISTORY. 447 Onler III. PLf:c'T0GSAT//I.—(\tHr6,, plaited; 7««'«»«- *''" >'''* Kiunily I. Dioilontldtc—(Gr. A(», aoublo; 6!oi5i, a tooth.) OBTUAiWRlscus.—(Or. 'Opeayopiirno,, a. Sucking-pig.). MoliV (Lat, a MilUOmc), the Short iiuii-fah. tide. Sailoi-8 in this case are fond of trying their skill with a hari)oon. When struck, it uses very powerful but exccedingl}' awkward eftbits to escape. The sailors, of course, eat it, as they do almost anything. THE STUUQEON. The remaining fishes belong to »: • C;artilaginous sub- class ; that is, their skeletons are of cai-tdage, and not of true bone. ., , f ii The first sub-order possess free giU-covers like those ot all. 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. London : G. Routledge


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