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perhaps a sort of Cablian, is a pickel'd fish, not unlike Cod. It is imported from the Country of Jeso, and hath borrow'd its name from its smell, which is not unlike the Tara. smell of their Sake Beer. Tara is a sort of Cod imported

肉土

Namaho.

FIG. 55. Namako, called Kafferkull, by the Dutch at Batavia. from the Northern Provinces; the best of the kind comes Sajori. from Tsiosijn, whence it is call'd Tsiosijn Tara. Sajori, is what the Inhabitants of Nagasaki call Susumoiwo, and the Dutch Naadelvish, (Fig. 46.) which signifies Needlefish. It is a small fish, not above a span long, thin, with

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a row of sharp, long prickles along the back. Tobiwo is Tobiwo. what the Dutch call a Springer, (Flying-fish) because it leaps out of the water. The Japanese one seldom exceeds

a foot in length, and is very delicious, but rarely taken. Iwas. Iwas, is the Sardin; Kissugo, the Smelt, or Sand-smelt. Kissugo.

螈“蝶”

Imori.

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FIG. 56. Imori, a black water Lizard.

Jeso by the Dutch call'd Sandkruper, is a middling fish Jeso. between a Smelt and an Eel. Saba are Mackrels. Ai, or Saba. Ai.

Ai no iwo, by the Dutch call'd Modevish, is a fresh-water fish, not above a span long, swimming with surprizing swiftness. Sijroiwo, is what the Dutch call Kleiner Stind: Sijroiwo. They also call him Weissvish, that is white fish. He is

1690. Konosijro.

Kingio.

caught in the Spring about the mouths of rivers. Konosijro, call'd by the Dutch Sassap, is a sort of Herring, not unlike the Swedish Strohmlings. Kingio, the GoldFish, is a small fish seldom exceeding a finger in length, red, with a beautiful shining, yellow or gold-colour'd tail, which in the young ones is rather black. In China and Japan, and almost all over the Indies, this fish is kept in

龜毛線

Minogame.

Unagi.

FIG. 57. Mooki, according to the Chinese,

ponds, and fed with flies before their wings come out. Another kind hath a silver-colour'd tail. Unagi is the common Eel. Oounagi is another sort of Eels much Several sorts larger than the common. (Fig. 47.) Jaatzme Unagi, that of Eels. is an Eel with eight Eyes, is what is call'd in Germany Neunaug, that is Nine-eye, or an Eel with nine eyes. (Fig. 48.) Doodsio is by the Dutch call'd Puyt Aal. (Fig. 49.) It is a fish about a finger long, with a very

large Head in proportion to the Body, found frequently in watry Rice-fields and muddy ponds. They are of two different Kinds, the one with, the other without a beard. They have a Notion, that they may be brought forth

龜毛

Mooki or Minogame

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FIG. 58. Mooki, an emblematical tortoise, as figur'd by the Japanese. artificially out of straw cut, and mix'd with mud and dirt, and expos'd to the heat of the Sun early in the morning. Fammo, by the Dutch call Conger Aal, is larger than a common Eel, which it resembles, when under water, but slenderer. (Fig. 50.)

1690. Ika. Sea- Ika is a common Seaqualm. Both the Chinese and qualms. Japanese esteem it a scarce and delicate bit. Fish also are easier caught with the flesh of this qualm, than with any other bait. (Figs. 51, 52.) Jako or Sepia, is another Sea

Jako.

龜!

Isicamo Sanhis.

FIG. 59. Isicame, the Land tortoise.

qualm with long tails or feet, at the end whereof are, as it were, small hooks, wherewith the creature fastens itself to rocks, or the bottom of the Sea. (Fig. 53.) It is a common Soccano or Side-dish, and eat either fresh, boil'd,