i8o REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 



On August 17th, 1907, they were abundant in the lower 

 Tuckahoe River near Beesley's Point, and took crab-bait readily. 

 They were also reported from Somers Point and Ocean City in 

 Great Eg"g Harbor Bay. Known as "king fish." 



Pogonias cromis (Linnaeus.) 

 Drum. 



Very abundant up Delaware Bay, from Cape May Point to 

 Egg Island. About 20 years ago 70 were taken in a sturgeon- 

 net at Green Creek. They attain 96 pounds in weight. Many 

 remains of large examples were found along the bay shore at 

 Green Creek on June 9th, 1907. They are frequently taken in 

 the pounds. A large example, about 33/2 feet long, was found on 

 the beach June 23d, 1907, at Green Creek. They were generally 

 thought not to bite sO' well, when croaking, about Cape May. 



Charles Gamion of Cape May Court House caught 200 in one 

 haul of the seine at Great Channel on June Sth. 1907. They 

 were then biting freely in the bajr from Cape May Point to 

 Green Creek. 



Reported to occur at Barnegat Pier. In Great Egg Harbor 

 Bay they were reported to travel at high-water to and from 

 their special feeding-grounds. They then usually swim near 

 the surface of the water, and are often harpooned. Reported 

 from Beesley's Point and Somers Point. 



Early in August of 1907 Mr. McCadden reported one washed 

 ashore at Ocean City. Along the ocean front at this place they 

 are fished in the surf, and have also been reported to have been 

 fished in the same way at Sea Isle City, Peermont and Stone 

 Harbor. 



Family LAB HI D^. 



Tautogolabrus adspersus (Walbaum). 



Bergall. 



Color when fresh deep livid purplish-brown, with deep oliva- 

 ceous reflections. Centre of each scale with a deep coppery- 



