TABLE OF CONTENTS. VII 



Page. 



Proctor, Richard A., 111. Monster Sea-serpents 325 



Rasch, II., A. Eaudninrk, and CS. O. Sars, 31. Opinions Concerning the Desirability 



of a Hatchery for Salt-water Fish in Norway 146 



Rnvcret-Wattcl, C, 61. American Fish being Acclimatized in France 244 



, 71. Note on the Culture of American Salmon in France 260 



, 140. American Fish in France 423 



Riddle, George W., 107. Restocking theMerrimao River with Lamprey Eels... 320 



Riley, C. V., 10O. Water-beetles Destroying Carp 311 



Ryder, John A., 1. Note on the Male Organs of tho Eel. 1 



, 6. Directions for Collecting Embiotocoid Fish Embryos 32 



, 24. The Rate of Growth of Oysters at Saint Jerome Creek Station 129 



, 28. On the Development of the Mammary Glands and Genitalia of the Cetacea 135 



, 38. On the Rate of Growth of the Common Clam, and on a Mode of Obtaining the 



Young of the Giant Clams of the Pacific Coast for the Purpose of Transplanting 174 



, 41. On tho Green Coloration of the Gills and Palps of the Clam (My a arenarla) 181 



, 137. Answers to Questions about Fattening Oysters 416 



Schroeder, Seaton, 75. Hydrographic "Work of the Albatross in 1884; 269 



Schwaab, »r., SO. Live Food for Young Fish 277 



Sellars, I.,. H., 92. Abundance of Fish in the Gulf of Mexico 304 



Seymour. Charles, 66. Fish-culture in Southern China 252 



Shephard, Isaac F., 65. Fish-culture in China 250 



»nii ley, « has. XV., 10. How to Distinguish the Sex of Carp 36 



, 19. Notes upon Fish and the Fisheries 65 



., 117. Nott-s upon Fish and the Fisheries 337 



, 148. Sending Catfish to Europe '. 433 



, 164. Notes upon Fish and the Fisheries 465 



Smiley, Chas. XV., and <Jhas. W. Scudder, 13. Chronological List of Pamphlet Pub- 

 lications of the U. S. Fish Commission from its Organization in 1871 to January, 1885 41 



Mm itli, A. C, 21. Notes on the Lobster {Homarux americanus) 121 



Smith. James A., 131. Report of Shad-hatching Operations by the Steamer Lookout, 



Season of 1885 386 



Smith S. R., ISO. Efforts to Raise Trout 435 



Smithers, E. J., 64. Carp-culture in China 249 



Southwick, J. HI. K ., 122. The Appearance of Sharks, Squid, Menhaden, and Frost-fish. 358 



Sparks, George E., 136. Porpoise Products 415 



Stearns, Robt. E. C, lOl. Edible Shell-fish found near Cuba 311 



, 119. Note on tho Clams of tho Pacific Coast 356 



Stearns, Silas, 62. The Fisheries of Pensacola, Fla 245 



, 84. Examination of the Fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico 285 



Stearns, XV. A., 3. The Labrador Fisheries 6 



Stone, I .livings ton, 4. History of Operations at the Fish-hatching Stations on the Mo- 

 Cloud River, California, from the beginning, August, 1872, to October, 1884 28 



, 157. Segregation of the Sexes of Trout 448 



Stover, E. S., 145. Raising Carp in a Supposed Alkaline "Water 427 



Swan, J nines €}., 56. Report on Black Cod of the North Pacific Ocean 225 



Tanner. Z. E., 163. The Use of the Electric Light in Fishing 464 



Thorstciusoii, A., 147. American Halibut.fisheries near Iceland 429 



True, F. W., 2. The Porpoise Fishery of Hatteras, N. C 3 



, 25. Report of a Trip to Long Island in Search of Skeletons of the Right Whale 



(Balcena cisarctica) 131 



, 26. Notice of the Capture of a Male Pigmy Sperm-whale (Kogia breviceps), at Kitty 



Hawk, North Carolina 132 



Valery-Mayct, Prof., 77. Hatching Salmon Eggs at Montpellier, France, and Trouble with 



Fungus 272 



Verrill, A. E„ 34. How long will Oysters live out of Water 161 



Waage, P., 49. Preservation of Bait 200 



Walker, CJ. H., 9S. ' Location of a Salmon Hatchery in Oregon 309 



Whitcoinbe, IV. P., 1 13. Shipment of Whitefish Eggs to the Ballarat Fish Acclimatiza- 

 tion Society 329 



Wilcox, W. A., 35. New England Fisheries from January 1 to March 31, 1885 162 



, 36. New England Fisheries in April, 1885 166 



, 37. New England Fisheries in May, 1885 170 



,48. New England Fisheries in June, 1885 197 



, 115. New England Fisheries in July, 1885 332 



. 154. New England Fisheries in August, 1885 442 



