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Perches can be almost at ground level or as high as 60 feet.

From Natural History of the Bell Vireo, Vireo bellii Audubon by Barlow, Jon C.

"Next test for Sharks a week from today!" called Tiny in her megaphone voice to the Perches, as she mounted the diving tower in preparation for her own initial plunge.

From The Camp Fire Girls at Camp Keewaydin Or, Paddles Down by Frey, Hildegard G. (Hildegard Gertrude)

Perch were weeping for their dwellings, Fish were weeping for their homesteads, Perches for their rocky castles.

From Kalevala, The Land of the Heroes, Volume Two by Lönnrot, Elias

The first of these orders includes the Sticklebacks, the Perches, the Mullets, the Gurnards, the Mackerel and the Sword-fish besides others.

From Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. by Various

In spite of all the difficulties caused by the nature of the soil, on February 1st the second parallel was thrown up at half distance from the Perches.

From The Franco-German War of 1870-71 by Helmuth, Count