CHRONOLOGICAL CATALOGUE. 



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1878. Bmkd, Spencer F.— Coutinuoa. 



Hypomems pretiosus (Girard), Gill p. »i» 



Salmo spectabilis, Girard 



D. Methods of lishing °^ 



E. The canneries of the Columbia 



IV. Notes on some fishes of the Delaware River. By Dr. C. C. Abbott 825 



A . The larger acanthopterous fishes of the Delaware Kiver 825 



1. Introductory 



2. The yeUow perch (Pecca/a»e«cen«), (Mitch.) 828 



3. Kock-flsh {Koccus lineatus) °^'' 



4. White perch {Morone amerieana) 



5. Black bass {Micropteriis salmoides) °36 



e. Goggle-eyed perch {Pomoxys hexacanthui) 837 



7. Simfish (Pom Otis auritus) ^^^ 



River sunfish (IchthelU appendix) ^^"^ 



Blue snn&sh (Ichthelis incisor) ^^"^ 



Spotted sunfish {Enneaeanthus guttatus) 837 



Banded sunfish {Afesogonistius chaetodon) 837 



Mud sunfish (Acantharciis pomotig) 837 



8. Pirate of spineless perch (AphredoderuB Sayanus) 840 



B. Notes on the winter habits of freshwater fishes of the Delaware ... 841 



V. Method of purifying the residuum of gas-works before allowing it to pass 



off into the water. By J. R. Shotwell 847 



VI. Tables of temperatures of air and water at sundry stations of the United 

 States Signal Oifice, from March, 1874, to February, 1875, and 

 from March, 1876, to February, 1877, inclusive 851 



Appendix C.—Ths propagation of food-fishes. 



Vn. The carp and its culture in rivers and lakes, and its introduction into 



America. By Rudolph Hessel 865 



A. Introduction . 



865 



B. The races of carp ; their history and habits 865 



1. The species and varieties 865 



2. The habits and the mode of reproduction 868 



3. The growth and size ^'^^ 



0. The culture of carp and construction of ponds 876 



1. Its adaptability to artificial culture 876 



2. The localities best adapted to a carp pond 877 



3. The construction of the ponds 878 



4. Stocking the ponds and caro of the fishes 882 



5. Taking the fish from the ponds 891 



6. Mixed carp culture ^^2 



7. Feeding the carp ^^^ 



8. Extent of carp culture hi Europe 896 



9. The table qualities ^^'^ 



Vm. The propagation and distribution of shad. By James W. Milner 901 



A. Operations in 1876 ^^'^ 



1. Station on the Potomac River 901 



2. Stations at the head of Chesapeake Bay 902 



3. Station on the Connecticut River at South Hadley Falls, Mass . 903 



B. Tablesof shad propagation in 1876 905 



IX On the collection of eggs of Schoodic salmon in 1875 and 1876. By Charles 



G.Atkins 91° 



A. Notes on the species ^^0 



1. Nomenclature ^^^ 



2. Distribution and habits of Schoodic salmon 911 



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B. Spawn gathering in 1875 



1. General plan of operations ^^^ 



2. Taking spawn ^^'* 



3. Distribution of the eggs ^^'^ 



C. Spawn gathering in 1876 



1. Preparations 



2. Taking fish and spawn 



3. Development and distribution. 



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