Ichthyphagous

Dr. Leyden entertained an opinion that the Battas of Sumatra were the Ichthyophagi of Herodotus; but I agree with Mr. Anderson in thinking this supposition fallacious, as the Battas do not inhabit the coasts, but are always found in the interior; rarely venturing down to the shore, and indulge, as we have seen, an appetite of a very different kind from any that could be designated simply ichthyphagous.

If, on its coasts, the sea washes nothing but almost inaccessible rocks, let it remain barbarous and ichthyphagous: it will have a quieter, perhaps a better, and certainly a happier life.

With the creation of the large reserves in the Danube Delta, protective measures have taken on a more intensive character and have eliminated in part the causes of dwindling wildfowl stocks. They include campaigns to combat ichthyphagous birds, reed-burning, poaching, the catching of birds and nestlings, the collection and destruction of eggs, etc.

All species may be considered as more or less specialized entomophagous or ichthyphagous predators.