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24. Species of fish cultivated and distiubuted in 18S2— Continued. 



/. The California or ITIountain Trout (Salmo iridetu). 



The McCloud River station Lsxi 



{ The Xorthville, Mich., station Issi 



The Wy theville, Ta., station Ix^i 



g. Tiie Brook Trout {Salvelinus fontinalis). 



The Xorthville, Mich., station Issiii 



h. Tbe iSliad (Cliipea sapidissima''. 



The Quantico, Va., station Ixsiii 



The \Yashington nav y- yard station Issiii 



The Central or Armory station, Washington, D. Ixxiv 



The Battery Island station, Havre de Grace, Md Ixxiv 



The North East River station, Havre de Grace, Md Ixxvi 



Distribution of fish Ixxvii 



{. Tbe Potomac Herring (Clupea vernalis). 



The Quantico, Va., station Ixxvii 



j. The Carp (Cyprinus earpio). 



The Washington, D. C, stations Ixxviii 



The distribution of carp Ixxix 



k. Tlie Cod (Gadusm or rhu a). 



The Fulton Market, Kew York, station ls;xx 



I. The Striped Bass {Roccus lineatus) Ixxxii 



m. The Blach Baas (Micropterus doloiniei) Ixxxiii 



n. The W'hite Perch (Roccus americanus) Isxsiii 



The Quantico, Va., station Ixxxiii 



0. The Oyster (Ostrea virginica) Ixxxiv 



D.— ABSTRACT OF THE ARTICLES IN THE APPENDIX. 



25. Classification of articles Ixxxv 



A. General Ixxxv 



B. The fisheries Ixxxv 



C. Katural history and biological research , Ixxxv 



D. The oyster ixxxvi 



E. Propagation of food-fishes Ixxxvi 



F. Miscellaneous Ixxxvi 



E.— SUPPLEMENT TO THE REPORT PROPER. 



26. List of light-house keepers fuksishixg ocean temperatures Ixxxvi 



27. List of railroads graxtisg baggage-cak facilities to the ITxited States Fish Com- 



mission IN 1882 Ixxxviii 



28. List of railroads granting rate of 20 cents per mile xci 



II.— APPENDIX TO REPORT OF COMMISSIONER. 



APPENDIX A.— GENERAL. 



I. Tanner. Report on the work of the U. S. Fish Commission, steamer Fish Hawk, foe 

 the year ending December 31, 1882, and on the construction of the steamer Albatross. 

 By Lieut. Z. L. Tanner, XT. S. N., commanding. Three plates. Special index 3 



n. Wood. Report of the operations of the U. S. F. C. steamer Lookout from March 31, 



188), to November 20, 1882. By Lieut. W. M. Wood, IT. S. N 35 



HI. Eastman. Description of the U. S. Fish Comjiission Car No. 2, designed foe the dis- 

 tribution of young fish. By Frank S. Eastman. Six plates 39 



rv. McDonald. A NEW system of FisuwAY building. By Marshal McDonald. Seven plates 43 



Y. The United States exhibit at the Berlin International Fishery Exposition of 1880. From 



'• Vossische Zeitung " 53 



VI. Smiley. List of 1817 of the principal lakes of the United States, with a designa- 

 tion of their locations. By Charles W. Smiley. Special index 59 



VII. Smiley. List of the princu>al rivers of the United States which ejipty into 

 THE Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and Gulf of Mexico, with their tributaries. By 

 Charles W. Smiley. Special index in Appendix F 91 



