324 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



1879 h — King, John T. Wouders and Food Luxuries of tlie Sea. The Anatomy, 

 l'ro])agation, Habits, Food, and Cultivation of Oysters, Clams, Crabs, 

 Lobsters, Fish, and Mauinoso, and their Migrations. Baltimore, 1879, IG'-", 

 152 pp. 



The data relative to the oyster are largely a modilication of a paper published in 1878. 



S.-o 1878 d. 



18791— Lockwood, Samuel. The natural history of the oyster. <The Sea World, 

 Branford, Conn., vol. i, Nos. 2-7, August 18-Septeuiber 24, 1879. 

 A reprint of 1874 6. 



1879k — Mobius, Karl. How can the cultivation of the oyster, especially on the 

 German coasts, be made permanently profitable? <^Report U. S. Fish 

 Commission, 1877. Washington, 1879, vol. v, pp. 875-884. 



Tr.analated by Herman Jacobsoii from circular No. 3 of the Deutsche Fischerei- Verein, 

 Berlin, March 21, 1877. Describes thelocation and character of the natural oyster-grounds 

 of Germany, the reasons for there being no oysters on the barren grounds, and the methods 

 for and difficulties of utilizing the latter. 



1879 1 — Patterson, Carlile P. Investigations of Oyster Beds: Questions to Oys- 

 termeu. Washington, 1879. Royal 8°, 21 pp. 



Contains 187 questions relative to the oyster beds, oysters, and the oyster industries. 

 This publication was issued for distribution to the Chesapeake oystennen, to aid in the 

 investigation, the results of which are noted in 1882 j. 



1879 m — Robinson, John A. Abstract of laws regarding oyster fishing in the sev- 

 eral States from Maine to Virginia, inclusive, except Connecticut. <^The 

 Sea World, New Haven, October 15, 1879, vol. i, No. 9. 



Cites briefly the regulations of these States, under the following captions: (1) By whom 

 private rights of cultivation may be granted. (2) To whom licenses may be granted. (3) 

 Extent of area granted. (4) Form of conveyance. (5) Conditions on which land may be 

 granted. (6) Fees for granting private oyster beds and taxes thereon. (7) Forfeitures of 

 planting grounds. (8) Special licenses for oystering. (9) Dredging licenses and prohibi- 

 tory provisions. (10) Special provisions. 



1879 n — Simmonds, P. L. Oysters and other edible mollusca. <[The Commercial 



Products of the Sea. New York, 1879, 8°, viii + 484 pp. 



1880 a— Balfour, Fr. M. A Treatise on Comparative Embryology. London, 1880. 



8°, vol. T. 



Treats of Lamellibranchiata on pp. 214-223. 

 1880 b — Brooks, "W. K. Development of the American oyster. <Appendix to 

 Report of the Commissioners of Fisheries of Maryland. January, 1880. 

 pp. 1-81, 10 plates. 



Describes the first successful attempt to propagate the Ontrea virginiana, and is the 

 standard authority on the anatomy and development of this species. See 1880c. 



1880 c — Brooks, W. K. The development of the oyster. <Studies from the Bio- 

 logical Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1880, No. iv, 

 pp. 1-106, 10 plates. 

 A reprint of 1880 b. 

 1880 d — Brooks, W. K. The acquisition and loss of a food yolk in molluscan eggs. 

 <^Stndies from the Biological Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, 

 Baltimore, No. IV, pp. 107-116, one plate. 

 1880 e — Brooks. W. K. Observations upon the artificial fertilization of oyster eggs 

 and on the embryology of the American oyster. <^Annals and Magazine 

 of Natural History, Loudon, .January, 1880, Fifth series, vol. v, pp. 82-83. 

 A reprint of 1879 h. 

 1880 f — Brooks, W. K. Biology of the American oyster. -c^North Carolina Medical 

 Press, Wilmington, January, 1880, pp. 253-258. 

 A brief summary of 1880 b. 



