Essays and studies presented to William Ridgeway on his sixtieth birthday, 6 August 1913 (1914)
Quiggin, Edmund Crosby, 1875-1920, Ridgeway, William, Sir, 1853-1926 · Cambridge University Press · leaf 655
he apparatusis seen, which helps to link the fishing-kite of theMalayan Archipelago with that of Melanesia. Insteadof a bait, a special kind of lure is employed, consistingof a tangle of spiders web attached to the extremity ofthe trailing line. This lure is admirably adapted to itspurpose. The… … x Fig. 5. Karakelang Island. upon small pelagic fish, and skim along the surface, sothat they are readily attracted by a lure which is causedto play on the water like a live thing. Passing eastward, a long gap is noticeable in thecontinuity of distribution of the fishing-kite, since thisappliance…
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