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A History of the County of Somerset
… Linn. 6. Red Mullet. Mullus barbatus, Linn. 7. Common or Ballan Wrasse. Labrus maculatus, Bl. Referred to by Baker … *10. Miller's Thumb. Cottus gobio, Linn. 11. Father-lasher or Bull-head. Cottus scorpius, Linn. 12. Long-spined … Red Gurnard. Trigla cuculus, Linn. 15. Sapphirine Gurnard or Tubfish. Trigla hirundo, Linn. 16. Piper. Trigla lyra, …
A History of the County of Somerset
… than 112 have been found in the county, and possibly one or two more may yet be added, such for instance as Vitrea … themselves to special plants, which may be abundant, rare or altogether absent, according to the nature of the soil on … wing covers, from which they get the name Coleoptera or sheath-wings. They exist in enormous numbers, Dr. Sharp …