The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Paul Smith ( - )
References in Documents: Flying-Fish, the
Hirundoof
to fly 200 Paces, when pursued by the
Dolphins, Boneto's,
&c. They
seem to be a Kind of Herrings, as a Learned and Ingenious Author,
who calls it therefore,
Harengus alatus, informs us (
h)
h)
Dr.
Voyage to
p. 27
Jab.
CayM. D.
Cay
the
Serpens Marinusof
Sloane
i)
i)
the upper; in both are many sharp Teeth.
Sam. CooksonMerc
Leod.
, near two Foot long.Gore-Fishes
Pauli Smith Civis
Lond.
Lond
Acus majorof
Bel
lonious . Sesquipedales in
Oceano capiuntur duorum pollicum crassitudine,
quamvis tenuibus obseptas
lonious
quamvis tenuibus obseptas
k)
k)
p. 163.