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glam a ship Came into harbour from which I Procurd specimens of a shell fish calld here (3) Glams [_Cyrtodaria siliqua_ (Spengler)][s]56[s] of Peculiar use in the fishery as the fishermen depend upon them for their Baitts in their first Voyage to the Banks at that time of Year the fish feed upon the...
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| Summary: | glam a ship Came into harbour from which I Procurd specimens of a shell fish calld here (3) Glams [_Cyrtodaria siliqua_ (Spengler)][s]56[s] of Peculiar use in the fishery as the fishermen depend upon them for their Baitts in their first Voyage to the Banks at that time of Year the fish feed upon them & Every fish they take has a number 26 of them in his Stomach which the Fishermen take out & with them Bait for others the fish itself is Remarkable as it is far too large for the shell which is so little adapted to Cover its inhabitants that Even when the fish is taken out the sides will not Close together a boy brought me two (1) shells ______ [s]56[s]_Cyrtodaria siliqua_ (Spengler), a bivalve still taken [reverse] Note 56 cont'd from cod's stomachs for bait; these molluscs are known by the French name of 'pitot' and the areas where they live are called 'pitot banks'. See also fn. 34. G.M.Story OCT 1971 JH OCT 1971 (over) PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit Used I Used I 1 Not used This is the second side of a two sided card, see G_13765 for reverse |
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