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A History of the County of Somerset
… **97. Sturgeon. Acipenser sturio, Linn. Baker states very large sturgeons come up the Parret, sometimes almost to … taken in 1850 was ten feet long and weighed 300 lb. These large fish are females full of roe, and generally taken in … the Bristol Channel (vide Birds of Devon); but there is no large river running through the county, for the river Avon …
A History of the County of Somerset
… the nature of the soil on which they grow. Somerset is a large county of varied physical aspect, being both maritime … as the original ' Bath-white' ( Pieris daplidice) and the Large Blue ( Lycna arion), were found in the county so long … Haw. There can be no doubt, I think, that the now extinct 'Large Copper' was formerly taken in Somerset. The late Mr. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… 638 (1758). Blue Anchor, Winsford, Leigh Woods. The common large brown species met with everywhere under stones in … known, to the British and Channel Islands. It is as large as the preceding, but may be at once distinguished by … p. 71 (1862). Blue Anchor, Winsford. Scarcely as large as L. calcaratus, paler and with shorter antenn; …