. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. TOBACCO Pll'K ,(Hidri, as they are named .scien ihcally, are among the most remarkalde of the finny tribe. The latter name IT' f S'd? tiiS^fS^r ^ ^^''-^^"""""'^'' ^^'â¢^ '^ ^- --'^ «*â r-8-r^^aii^ The popular but erroneous idea of these creatures that their bodies are flattened so that the abdonien rests on the ground and the back remains upperiuost ⢠bia brief suffices to show that the form of the
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. TOBACCO Pll'K ,(Hidri, as they are named .scien ihcally, are among the most remarkalde of the finny tribe. The latter name IT' f S'd? tiiS^fS^r ^ ^^''-^^"""""'^'' ^^'â¢^ '^ ^- --'^ «*â r-8-r^^aii^ The popular but erroneous idea of these creatures that their bodies are flattened so that the abdonien rests on the ground and the back remains upperiuost ⢠bia brief suffices to show that the form of these fishes is really cm passed o t a when a turbot or a sole is placed on the ground, it lies upon oii. si le o the othe" Though varying ,n colour, it is found that the upper side is always of a laric tin' the under side being quite if not wholly white. ' This arran-^ement is most usef 1 in guarding them against the attacks of enemies, their fiat dark upP irfoce be^^ great a resemblance to the sand on which they love to creep, tliit^ they can scarce f be aistmguished, even when the eye is directed towards them ^ ^ \ hile at their ease, they slide themselves over the bed of the sea in a kind of creeping fashion, and have an odd custom of lying with the head raised i n , ni ? f irresLst bly ..eminds the observer of the ^obi^i. It\aiarm ^f h^"L at on i i o t^^ verfca position usually assumed by , and dash off with astonishhw W A they swim, the flat fishes undulate through the water in a most graceful manneTand it1 lery " iji 'â 'â¢*f. ,y^ ^mm-. 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 : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge
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