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… It was suggested occasionally as a YELLOW colour wash in WATER COLOUR painting in the second half of the eighteenth …
A History of the County of Somerset
… and two asterisks denote occurrence in both fresh and salt water. TELEOSTEANS ACANTHOPTERYGII *1. Perch. Perca … says Baker, ascend the Parret beyond the reach of tide water, probably to spawn, as the fry of this species are … and the preceding species ascend rivers to spawn in fresh water. APODES **95. Eel. Anguilla vulgaris, Turt. Breeds in …
A History of the County of Somerset
… and when not taken by myself, I have added the name of my authority, for my own experience quite confirms that of Canon … abundant. Mr. Macmillan found it at Castle Cary. The Great Water Beetle ( Hydrophilus piceus, L.) is plentiful near … have also been reported from Somerset on somewhat doubtful authority, but rather than include in our list any species …
A History of the County of Somerset
… at least as marine species are concerned. So much fresh water mingles with the salt in that part of the Bristol … with which it is captured on the shore and in shallow water, and by the appeal which it makes to the human palate … Dr. G. S. Brady reports from Weston-super-Mare on the authority of the Rev. A. M. Norman. 14 It belongs to the …