| Richard Brookes - 1766 - 332 pages
...on the Back and Sides with fmall black Spots. His Make is long and roundifh, and his Snout fllarp. His Mouth is not large, but the upper Jaw is more...has four Barbs, or Wattles, from whence he derives hiť Name ; two near the Corners of his Mouth, and two higher, near the End of the Snout. The Barbel... | |
| Richard Brookes - Fishing - 1781 - 328 pages
...Silver. It is fpeckled on the Back and Sides with fmall black Spots. His Make is long and roundifh, and his Snout fharp. His Mouth is not large, but -the...Corners of his Mouth, and two higher, near the End of the Snout. The Barbel cannot well endure Cold, and therefore, in the Winter Time, he is fick and languid,... | |
| Thomas Shirley - Fishing - 1784 - 162 pages
...fpeckled on the back and fides with fmall black fpots. His make is long and roundifh, and hfs fnout marp. His mouth is not large, but the upper jaw is more...has four barbs, or wattles, from whence he derives hi* name ; two near the corners of his mouth, and two near th* end of the fnout. The barbel cannot... | |
| Alexander Mackintosh - Coursing - 1815 - 262 pages
...back and sides with small black spots ; his make is long and roundish, and his snout sharp ; the mouth not large, but the upper jaw is more prominent than the lower ; he has four barbs, or wattles, from which he derives his name, two at the corners of his mouth and two near the end of the snout. The Barbel... | |
| Alexander Mackintosh - Fishing - 1821 - 264 pages
...back and sides with small black spots ; his make is long and roundish, and his snout sharp ; the mouth not large, but the upper jaw is more prominent than the lower ; he has four barbs, or wattles, from which he derives his name, two at the corners of his mouth and two near the end of the snout. The Barbel... | |
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