13G 



this institution has died out by reason of the changes, Avlnclt 

 liave taken place in the habits of our people. 



Acad. Coll. S. I. 



2--P. mediocris. 



Autumnal Herring, or Tailor Shad. 



Body elongated, compressed. Head ecjual in length to 

 about one-fifth the entire fish; the lower jaw is the longer; 

 chin prominent, eyes large; abdomen serrated; scales large 

 and rounded. The sides of the fish are silvery, with six or 

 eight indistinct, bluish bands running from the head to the 

 tail, which are light-colored after death. Pectoral and caudal 

 fins dark-brown ; anal and ventral fins nearly white. — 

 Length, 12 to 20 inches. 



Fin-rays:— D. IT; P. 16; V. 8: A. 20; C. 20. 



C. mattoirocca , Mitch. Trans. Lit. d' Phil. Soc. New York, 

 I, p. 451, pi. 5, fig. 8. 



Clwpea mediocris, Mitch. 1. e. 



Alosa mattoicocca, DeKay, Ncav York Fauna, Fishes, p. 

 2G0, pi. 11, fig. 127; Ayres, Bost. Journ. Nat. Hist. IV. 



■ — tj/rannus, DeKay, 1. c. p. 258, pi. 13. fig. 38. 



— lincnfa, Storer, Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. II. p. 242. 

 and Mem. Amer. Ac. VI, p. 340, pi. 21, fig. 2. 



Caught in the Potomac Kiver in the large seines^ when 

 being hauled in the Spring for the Shad. 



It attains a length almost equal to the Shad, but is of a 

 more slender form. As an article of food it is not popular 

 with the fishermen of the Potomac. 



Acad. Coll. S. I. 



LIII— DOROSOMIDiE. 



DOPvOSOMA, (Raf.) GUL 



D. cepedianum, 



Toothed Herring, The Old Wife. 



Height of body contained twice and three-fifths in the total 

 length ; length of head four times. Back much arched.. 

 Oval, compressed. Head small; eyes of medium size; snout 

 slightly projecting beyond the mouth. Belly serrated; scales 

 large. The last ray of dorsal fi.ii much elongated. Dusky 



