A History of the Fishes of the British Islands, volume 1
A History of the Fishes of the British Islands, volume 1
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L . X Digitized by Google 138 EAGLE RAY.
beautiful squares, which grow finer towards the border, and disappear at the margin. Colour approaching to black.
Our figure is copied from the work of Mr. Lowe, just referred to.
1.— Eagle Ray. 2.— Embryo of the Eagle Ray, taken near Fowey.
Digitized by Google Digitized by Google Digitized by Google Digitized by Google Digitized by Google 139 PTEROCEPHALA.
The fore part of the head as if cut short, and the pectoral fins, instead of clasping it, have eac...h of their anterior extremities extended forward, appearing as if the fish was Aimished with horns. The tail slender; the spine, dorsal fin, and pectoral fins hroad.
ox RAY.
CepTudoptera Gioma, GutibbP Jentns; Manual, p. 519.
" Massma, Risso; VaccaP Baia Fahroniana, Lacefbde.
Homed Bay, Yaerell; Br. Fishes, vol. ii, p. 696? the figure we must suppose, unlike anything in nature.
" " Pbopessob F. M*Cot; Annals and Mag.
of Natural History, vol. xix, for March, 1847.
This remarkable form of the family of Skates and Rays attracted the forcible attention of the ancients, as well from the enormous size they have sometimes attained, (even to twelve hundredweight or more,) as from the singular form of the front of the head, which, from its resemblance to a pair of projecting horns, gave occasion to their being characterized by the name of Bos, or the Ox.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
L . X Digitized by Google 138 EAGLE RAY.
beautiful squares, which grow finer towards the border, and disappear at the margin. Colour approaching to black.
Our figure is copied from the work of Mr. Lowe, just referred to.
1.— Eagle Ray. 2.— Embryo of the Eagle Ray, taken near Fowey.
Digitized by Google Digitized by Google Digitized by Google Digitized by Google Digitized by Google 139 PTEROCEPHALA.
The fore part of the head as if cut short, and the pectoral fins, instead of clasping it, have eac...h of their anterior extremities extended forward, appearing as if the fish was Aimished with horns. The tail slender; the spine, dorsal fin, and pectoral fins hroad.
ox RAY.
CepTudoptera Gioma, GutibbP Jentns; Manual, p. 519.
" Massma, Risso; VaccaP Baia Fahroniana, Lacefbde.
Homed Bay, Yaerell; Br. Fishes, vol. ii, p. 696? the figure we must suppose, unlike anything in nature.
" " Pbopessob F. M*Cot; Annals and Mag.
of Natural History, vol. xix, for March, 1847.
This remarkable form of the family of Skates and Rays attracted the forcible attention of the ancients, as well from the enormous size they have sometimes attained, (even to twelve hundredweight or more,) as from the singular form of the front of the head, which, from its resemblance to a pair of projecting horns, gave occasion to their being characterized by the name of Bos, or the Ox.
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