TABLE OF CONTENTS. VII 



Page. 

 Schieflelin & Co., W. H., 88. Unexplained Variations in the Yield of Oil from Cod 



Livers 431 



Slade, Elisha, 132. Dates of the Appearance of Herring, Shad, Bass, Tautog, Scup, 

 Frostfisk, Fish-hawks, Kingfishers, and Greenland Seal in Taunton River, from 1871 to 

 1883, inclusive 478 



Smiley, C'has. W., J. List of Papers relating to the Work of the United States Fish 

 Commission, from its Organization, in 1871, to July 1, 1883, and which have been Published 

 under the Direction of the United States Fish Commission, National Museum, and Tenth 

 Census, together with a Topical Synopsis of the Titles 1 



, 2. A List of the Published Reports of the Cemmissioners appointed by Authority of 



the various States of the United States ... 85 



, .'!• Checklist of the Published Reports of the Fish Commissioners of the various 



States of the United States 108 



, 4. The Organization and Personnel of the United States Fish Commission, June 1, 



1883 115 



, 5. A List of the Names and Addresses of the Fish Commissioners of the various 



Stales of the United States, and of Superintendents of Hatcheries, corrected to June 1, 



1883. with some Indication of the Limits of the Terms upon which they are now serving.. 117 



, 6. A List of the Names of all Persons who have been appointed Commissioners of 



Fishe tes of the Various States of the United States, with their Addresses, and the Dates 



of their Terms of Service 123 



, 9. F ur Tables, showing the Amount of Public Money appropriated for carrying on 



the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, and the various State Commissions, 



from 1865 to 1882, inclusive . 149 



, '-JO. Planting and Catch of Shad in Coosa River, Alabama 200 



. 32. Answers to One hundred and eighteen Questions relating to German Carp 241 



, 39. First Appearance of Porpoise 272 



— — , 40. Tonnage of Vessels of the United States employed in the Whale, Cod, and 



Mackerel Fisheries, from 1860 to 1882, inclusive 273 



, 41. Statistics of the Imports and Exports of Fish, Fish-oil, Whalebone, &c., for Ten 



Fears ending June 30, 1882 273 



— , 52. Notes on the Edible Qualities of German Carp, and Hints aboutCooking them. .. 305 



 — -, 51. The German Car]), and its Introduction in the United States 333 



Smiley, (.'has. W., and C'has. W. Scuilder, 8. A List of the Blank Forms, Circu- 

 lars, and Minor Publications of the United States Fish Commission, from its Organization, 



in 1871, to August 1, 1883 ; 129 



Smith, Everett, 99. A Mammoth Cod 443 



Snell, illerwin P., 36. An Important Fishway Cause '. 266 



Spinney, Benjamin II., 60. Return to Gloucester of Young Codfish hatched by United 



States Fish Commission in 1879 362 



Honthwell, Thomas, 117. Notes on the English Herring Fishery of 1882 465 



Stabler, Edward, 7. Giowth and Protection of Carp from Turtles, etc 127 



Stearns. R. E. G\, 59. Edible Clams of the Pacific Coast, and a Proposed Method of 



Transplanting them to the Atlantic Coast 353 



Stearns, Silas, 119. Fluctuations in the Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico and the pro- 

 posed Investigation of them 467 



Sterling, E., SO. On the Impropriety of Depositing Whitefish Minnows off the Harbor of 



Cleveland, Ohio — Fishing for Saugers 302 



Stone, Livingston, 130. Scarcity of Salmon in the Little Spokane and other Streams on 



Pacific Coast 476 



Swan, James C, 21. Report of Investigations at Neah Bay, Wash., respecting the 

 Haoits of Fur-seals of that vicinity, and to arrange for procuring Specimens of Skeletons 



of Cetacea 201 



Tanner, Z. E., 125. Movements of Mackerel 471 



Taylor, Fred. W., 57. Analysis of Artesian-well Water from the Shad-hatching Station 



at Havre de Grace, Md 348 



Treskow-Weissagk, von, 51. What Dangers threaten the Products of the old Pond 



Carp Fisheries from Artificial Fish Culture 303 



Vail, David F., 121. Why the Catching of Menhaden with Seines, etc., should be 



Restricted 469 



Walke, E. H., 45. Spawning of Esox (Pike or Pickerel) in North Carolina 295 



Walleui, I Kill ilv M., 31. Export of Fish-oil from Norway, 1878-'82 240 



Ward, Lester F., 35. Marsh and Aquatic Plants of the Northern United States, many 



of which are suitable for Carp Ponds 257 



