[3] SALMON-BREEDING ON THE m'cLOUD RIVER, CAL. 841 



ber, wheu I went east, and left the premises again in charge of Mr. 

 Eadclift*. 



Below will be found tables showing: I, the number and character of 

 seine hauls made; II, the daily take of salmon eggs; III, air and water 

 temperatures from November 1, 1881, to October 1, 1882; IV, the re- 

 sults of 12 experiments conducted with salmon eggs ; and V, a cata- 

 logue of birds' nests and eggs collected on the McCloud Eiver in the 

 spring and early summer of 1882. 



I. — Record of seining operations conducted at the salmon-breeding station on the McCloud 

 River, Calif ornia, from September 2, 1882, to Septeviber 2d, 1882, on account of the United 

 Slates, by Livingston Stone. 



Hour. 



Temperature of— 



Air. 



Surface- 

 water. 



56 

 56 

 56 

 56 

 56 

 55 

 55 

 55 

 50 

 50 

 50 

 56 

 54 

 54 

 53 

 53 

 50 

 50 

 50 

 52 

 54 

 50 

 50 

 55 

 50 

 50 

 50 

 50 

 50 

 58 

 54 

 54 

 52 

 51 

 50 

 50 

 50 

 50 

 52 

 52 

 50 

 52 

 53 

 53 

 54 

 54 

 54 

 50 

 50 

 50 

 50 

 52 

 50 

 50 

 56 

 56 

 54 

 54 

 53 

 52 

 52 



Fish taken. 



Males. Females. 



35 

 20 

 75 

 50 

 200 

 100 

 40 

 30 

 40 



4 

 25 

 15 





 40 



8 

 25 

 30 

 110 



2 

 30 

 50 

 25 

 75 

 30 

 15 

 20 

 50 

 15 

 17 



8 

 14 

 14 

 16 

 25 

 28 

 18 

 18 

 20 

 32 

 20 

 14 

 24 

 50 

 12 

 25 

 20 

 20 

 30 

 35 

 18 

 12 

 20 

 24 

 26 

 12 



8 

 28 



8 

 40 

 32 

 38 



Kipe fish. 



Males. Females. 



35 

 20 

 75 

 50 

 200 

 100 

 40 

 30 

 40 



4 

 25 

 15 





 40 



8 

 25 

 30 

 110 



2 

 30 

 50 

 25 

 75 

 30 

 15 

 20 

 50 

 15 

 17 



8 



14 

 14 

 16 

 25 

 28 

 18 

 18 

 20 

 32 

 20 

 14 

 24 

 50 

 12 

 25 

 ?.0 

 20 

 30 

 35 

 18 

 12 

 20 

 24 

 26 

 12 



8 

 28 



8 

 40 

 32 

 38 



3 

 



10 

 9 



20 



11 

 6 

 

 5 

 2 

 4 

 2 

 

 8 

 2 

 3 

 « 



11 

 

 7 

 3 

 3 



13 

 3 

 5 

 5 



14 

 

 2 

 

 2 

 3 

 2 

 5 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 5 



11 

 2 

 2 

 2 



25 

 1 



11 



. 



4 



8 



13 

 5 

 2 

 8 

 

 

 3 

 4 

 8 

 

 8 

 4 

 5 



