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small fish, such as minnows, that come in their way. The 

 larger fish during their stay in the river do not feed, and 

 do not remain very long after they have deposited their 

 spawn. 



Plants have been made of the shad in the Sacramento 

 River in California, with the astounding result that they 

 are now found in every river of the west coast from 

 California to Puget Sound. This success has suggested 

 the idea that it might be worth while to experiment on 

 their introduction into Lancashire rivers. Before under- 

 taking the placing of any American shad in our rivers, it 

 is desirable, if not already done, that accurate records of 

 temperature be taken in the Ribble, Lune, and Kent, 

 during the months of March, April, and May, to see if our 

 temperatures are high enough for the shad. 



It would certainly be a great addition to our food supply, 

 and, although it may be a little trouble, yet, now with 

 refrigerating chambers, I do not see that there could be 

 any real difficulty in getting a supply of impregnated eggs 

 brought over from the United States. 



Notes on the White Fluke oe Flounder. 

 (E. L. Ascroft.) 



The fish known by the name of " White Fluke " on the 

 north west coast of England, " Butt " in Lincolnshire, 

 " Flounder " in the rest of England and Scotland, " Bot " 

 in Holland, "Butt" in Germany, "But Flynder " in 

 Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, and " Flet " in France, 

 is one of the flat fishes. The scientific name is Pleuro- 

 nectes flesus, given to it by Linnaeus, the founder of 

 scientific nomenclature. 



The flounder is the fish having the greatest number of 

 eggs for the weight of the body — one million for each 



