CONTENTS. 



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■i. The salmen of Xew England Ixi 



Identical with that of western Europe Ixi 



General natural history Ixii 



Distribution in America Ixii 



Efforts for its increase in Europe Ixiii 



Efforts for its increase in Tasmania Ixiii 



Action by the several States in this country Ix v 



Initiated by New Hampshire in 1866 Isv 



Labors of Livingston Stone and others Ixv 



Labors of C. G. Atkins Ixvi 



Action of the General Government Ixvi 



ObstTuctions to npward movement of salmon and shad Ixvii 



Coast of Maine Ixvii 



Lake Champlain Ixvii 



James River, Virginia Ixvii 



"Wisconsin Ixvii 



Salmon in the great lakes Ixviii 



Salmon of Lake Ontario Ixviii 



Introduction of salmon above the Falls of Niagara Ixviii 



4. The western salmon Ixix 



Variety of species on the Pacific coast Ixix 



Monograph of salmonida?. by Dr. Suckley Ixix 



California salmon (S. quinnat) for eastern waters Ixix 



For the Southern States Ixx 



For the great lakes Ixx 



For the Mississippi Valley Lxx 



Fitness of the Gulf of Mexico for its abode Ixx 



5. The land-locked salmon Ixxi 



delation to the true salmon Ixxi 



Especially valuable for small interior lakes Ixxii- 



6. The sea-trout, (Salmo immaculatus) Ixxii 



7. The lake-trout Ixxii 



Distribution Ixxii 



Economical value Ixxiii 



Propagation Ixxii 



8. The Danube salmon or hucho Ixxiii 



Consideration as to the introduction into the United States Ixxiii 



9. Ihe small American trout Ixxiii 



The blue-back or ocxuassoc trout Ixxiii 



Rangeley trout Ixxiii 



The western trout Ixxiv 



10. The Salbling (S. salvelinus) Ixxiv 



11. The grayling Ixxiv 



12. The white-fish Ixxv 



The e.special object of attention from the States Ixxv 



The Otsego Lake white-fi.sh ixxv 



13. The nerfiing or golden chub Ixxv 



14. The carp Ixxvi 



15. The gourami Ixxvii 



16. The sterlet Ixxviii 



17. Hybrid fish Ixxviii, 



21. Concluding kemarks . . .' Ixxviii 



22. Statistical tahles of propagation Ixxxiv 



Saltton-hatching operations in the United States between 1866 and 1872 Ixxxiv 



Distribution of young shad to the waters of the United States Ixxxviii 



Shad-hatching operations in the United States seii 



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