Select Specimens from nature, of the Birds Animals, &c, &c, of New South Wales, Collected and Arranged by Thomas Skottowe Esqr. The Drawings By T.R. Browne. N.S.W. Newcastle New South Wales 1813

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1 John Dory 2 Mullett 3 Flat Head 4 Rock Cod 5 Gurnett 6 Trevailli or Cavallia 7 Snapper 8 Groper 9 Parrot Fish 10 Unicorn Fish or Leather Jacket 11 Salmon 12 Barracouta 13 Leopard Shark

The Rivers and Coasts of this Country abound with Fish, the most of them of excellent Quality, and numbers of same Species of them of England, the Drawings here given describe such as are not known at home or are dissimilar, tho' bearing the same name.

The Snapper in size and quality takes the lead and may be class'd as the Cod of the Country with regard to its flavour. The Salmon is totally unlike the fish generally so named, neither is it so delicious tho very good. The Groper and Flat Head are capital in Soup. The remainder are all excellent for frying &c. tho' the Mullett is by far the best. 

The fish called the Leather Jacket by the State of New South Wales on account of its strong skin which comes off like a Glove, when first Caught possesses some of the most beautiful tints and hues imaginable, the Remarkable horn on the head is barbed and is its Weapon of Defence: The Skin of the Leopard Shark is very handsome but in other respects it is rather a disgusting object. 

Native Names No. 1. Bidgi Bidgi Wangi " 2. Warriging " 3. Wallangara " 4. Magong 5. Kingill 6. Burrangine 7. Kurrangang 8. Kunalgal 9. Bollowoollo 10. Yuaganyang 11. Wodyvan 12. Koollambarung 13. Wan bi sung  

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1 [illustration of a fish] 2 [illustration of a fish] 3 [illustration of a fish]

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4 [illustration of a fish] 5 [illustration of a fish] 6 [illustration of a fish] 7 [illustration of a fish]

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8 [illustration of a fish] 9 [illustration of a fish] 10 [illustration of a fish] 11 [illustration of a fish]