//// BALM 



assumed by the Flying fish a- it speeds its COUP* through the air while attempting to avoid 

 it- deailh foe Ix-ncath. 



HKKOI:I j.r. < . . -lin_- 1.1 our next example of the finny tribes, we must briefly notice a 

 curious lish which -. . ! a kind of balance to the swonl li-li aln-ad\ mentioned, the 



-wonl" in this in-tance belonging to the lower in-lead of the up|er jaw. and U-ing formed 

 . rolonuMtioii of ii- iM.ne-. It i- known by the scientific name of lliiiiiranijihiix nri/i-ntt-iix, 

 and is found near the -urface of the water in the Pacific Ocean. Its color is uniform sil\. i \ 

 white, Mid its average length is only four inches. 



fi.ruiu.ruu. 



TITE <Mlil-lK>kini: f;\i:-Ki-ii is known by a vast variety of names, such as SEA PIKE, 



M.\< KKKKL (JlIDl. Sl \ Ml I'll. IX)NO-IO>^ ( JoirK IIII.L, HoKNKISH, and (tKKKXRONE, the 



last-mentioned title U-in^ .iri\eii t<> it because, when it is l>oile<i, its bones are of a bright green 

 hue. The name of Mackerel (Juide i* >winu to the fact that it.s spawning season exactly pre- 

 cedes that of the mackerel, and the other names explain themselves. 



THE fierce and voracious PIKE has well earned its titles of Fresh-water Shark and Hiver 

 Pirate, for though perhaps not one whit more il--tnictive to animal life than the roach, gud- 

 geon, and other harmless fish, the prey which it devours are of a larger size, and its means of 

 destruction are so conspicuous and powerful, that its name has long been a )>y wr<i for 

 pitiless rapacity. 



SALMON, TROUT, CARP, ETC. 



THE SALMON is undoubtedly the kinp of river ti-h : not so much for ite dimensions, which 

 are exceeded by one or two giant meml>ers of the tinny triU-. hut for the silvery sheen of its 

 glittering scales, its wonderful dash and activity, affording magnificent sport to the angler, the 

 int.-r.-tiii_' natiii--- of its life from the egg to full maturity, and hut, but not least, for the 

 exquisite flavor and nutritive character of its flesh. 



